Where does “inundare” come from?
inundare (Romanian) comes from Romanian inunda, 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;...
inundare (Romanian): flooding
Definitions
- flooding
Ancestry of “inundare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | inunda | to flood |
| 2 | French | inonder | to flood; to inundate |
| 3 | Latin | inundō | to overflow, inundate, flood |
| 4 | Latin | undō | to rise in waves |
| 5 | Latin | unda | wave; billow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |