Where does “mondain” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mondain”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mondain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Latin mundus →Every word from Late Latin mundanus →