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Where does “inunda” come from?

inunda (Romanian) comes from French inonder, from Latin inundō, from Latin undō, 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;...

inunda (Romanian): to flood

Definitions

  1. to flood

Ancestry of “inunda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchinonderto flood; to inundate
2Latininundō—
3Latinundō—
4Latinundawave; billow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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