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Where does “unda” come from?

unda (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

unda (Latin): wave; billow

Definitions

  1. wave; billow

Ancestry of “unda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “unda”

  • surrounding
  • abundance
  • abundant
  • surroundings
  • surround
  • abound
  • redundant
  • redundancy
  • wavelet
  • inundation
  • superabundance
  • Undine
  • superabundant
  • redound
  • undulation
  • inundate
  • undulatory
  • undulate
  • redundantly
  • undulator
  • nonredundant
  • redundance
  • superabundantly
  • irredundant
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