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Where does “mundano” come from?

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

mundano (Portuguese): mundane; worldly

Definitions

  1. mundane; worldly

Ancestry of “mundano”, 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 “mundano”

  • extramundano
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