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Where does “κενοτάφιον” come from?

κενοτάφιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τάφος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

κενοτάφιον (Ancient Greek): cenotaph, empty tomb

Definitions

  1. cenotaph, empty tomb

Ancestry of “κενοτάφιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτάφοςfuneral rites, burial, funeral, wake; tomb,...
2Ancient Greek-ός—
3Proto-Hellenic*-os—
4Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “κενοτάφιον”

  • cenotaphium
  • kenotáfium
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