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Where does “τάφος” come from?

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

τάφος (Ancient Greek): funeral rites, burial, funeral, wake; tomb,...

Definitions

  1. funeral rites, burial, funeral, wake; tomb,...

Ancestry of “τάφος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ός—
2Proto-Hellenic*-os—
3Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “τάφος”

  • epitaph
  • cenotaph
  • taphonomic
  • taphonomy
  • epitaphic
  • taphonomically
  • taphophobia
  • taphephobia
  • taphonomist
  • cenotaphic
  • epitaphian
  • epitaphist
  • epitapher
  • taphophile
  • epitaphless
  • cenotaphium
  • epitaphium
  • cénotaphe
  • τάφος
  • kenotáfium
  • κενοτάφιον
  • ἐπιτάφιος
  • epitafe
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