Where does “mundo” come from?

mundo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

Ancestry of “mundo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mundo”

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