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Where does “mondeyne” come from?

mondeyne (Middle English) comes from Old French mondain, from Late Latin mundanus, from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

Ancestry of “mondeyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmondain—
2Late Latinmundanusworldly, mundane; cosmopolitan
3Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “mondeyne”

  • mundane
  • supramundane
  • mundanity
  • mundanely
  • supermundane
  • extramundane
  • transmundane
  • mundaneness
  • antemundane
  • intramundane
  • intermundane
  • nonmundane
  • mundie
  • inframundane
  • unmundane
  • submundane
  • mundania
  • circummundane
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