undine

undine · noun¹

1. Latin · derived fromunda“wave”
2. New Latin · derived fromundīna
3. German · borrowed fromUndine
4. English todayundine

From German Undine, from New Latin undīna, from Latin unda (“wave”).

Undine · proper noun²

1. German · borrowed fromUndine“undine”
2. English todayUndine

From German Undine (“undine”), first used as a given name in the novel Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué and in 19th-century operas based on the book.

Words from the same roots