Where does “microondas” come from?

microondas (Spanish) comes from Spanish microonda, from Spanish onda, from Old Spanish 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;...

microondas (Spanish): microwave oven, microwave; necklacing; plural of...

Definitions

  1. microwave oven, microwave; necklacing; plural of...

Ancestry of “microondas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmicroondamicrowave
2Spanishondawave; Any other wave; style, fashion
3Old Spanishondawave on a liquid’s surface
4Latinundawave; billow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →