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Where does “exequy” come from?

exequy (English) comes from English exequies, from Middle English exequies, from Old French exequies, from Latin exsequiās.

exequy (English): Funeral rites

Definitions

  1. Funeral rites

Ancestry of “exequy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishexequiesplural of exequy
2Middle Englishexequies—
3Old Frenchexequies—
4Latinexsequiās—

Words derived from “exequy”

  • exequious
Every word from Latin exsequiās →