Where does “funeral” come from?
funeral (Catalan) comes from Latin fūnerālis, from Latin fūnus, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏, from Egyptian 𓁹.
funeral (Catalan): funerary, funeral; funeral
Definitions
- funerary, funeral; funeral
Ancestry of “funeral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | fūnerālis | — |
| 2 | Latin | fūnus | — |
| 3 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ο | — |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |