Where does “micro-onde” come from?

micro-onde (Norman) comes from French micro-onde, from French ondé, from Old French unde, from Latin unda, 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;...

micro-onde (Norman): microwave

Definitions

  1. microwave

Ancestry of “micro-onde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmicro-ondemicrowave; microwave oven
2Frenchondéwavy; wavy; undy
3Old Frenchundewave
4Latinundawave; billow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →