Where does “defunct” come from?
Defunct comes from Old French defunct, from Latin defunctus, the past participle of defungor, meaning to finish or complete, from the prefix de- plus fungor.
defunct (English): Deceased, dead; No longer in use, inactive;...
Definitions
- Deceased, dead; No longer in use, inactive;...
Ancestry of “defunct”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēfunctus | done with, performed, finished, having finished |
| 2 | Latin | defungor | I have done with, perform, finish, carry out; I... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |