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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”

  • submundo
  • mundo
  • antimundo
  • mundo
  • mundu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →