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Where does “onda” come from?

onda (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese onda, 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;...

onda (Portuguese): wave; undulation; fashion; a temporary trend or...

Definitions

  1. wave; undulation; fashion; a temporary trend or...

Ancestry of “onda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseondawave
2Latinundawave; billow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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