Where does “Lemuria” come from?
Lemuria (English) comes from English lemur, from Latin lemures — shades, ghosts of the departed; ghosts, spectres.
Lemuria (English): A religious feast of Ancient Rome during which rites were performed to exorcise the malevolent ghosts of the dead from their homes
Definitions
- A religious feast of Ancient Rome during which rites were performed to exorcise the malevolent ghosts of the dead from their homes
Ancestry of “Lemuria”, step by step
Lemuria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lemur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lemur | Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder... |
| 2 | Latin | lemures | shades, ghosts of the departed; ghosts, spectres |
via Latin Lemuria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Lemuria | the festival of Lemurēs (spirits, ghosts) |