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Where does “unde” come from?

unde (Old French) comes 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;...

unde (Old French): wave

Definitions

  1. wave

Ancestry of “unde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinundawave; billow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “unde”

  • wavelet
  • multiwavelet
  • undé
  • und
  • micro-onde
  • ondé
  • ondelette
  • onde
  • ondo
  • ondego
  • ondorajdi
  • onda
  • unde
  • micro-onde
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