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Where does “undeza” come from?

undeza (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin undizare, 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;...

undeza (Romanian): to seethe, whirl, eddy, surge; to boil, bubble up

Definitions

  1. to seethe, whirl, eddy, surge; to boil, bubble up

Ancestry of “undeza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinundizarepresent active infinitive of *undizō
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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