Where does “mapamonde” come from?
mapamonde (Old French) comes from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.
mapamonde (Old French): world map
Definitions
- world map
Ancestry of “mapamonde”, step by step
mapamonde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mundus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mundus | clean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mewH- | to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet |
via Medieval Latin mappa mundi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | mappa mundi | map |
| 2 | Latin | mappa | napkin; starting signal; map |