Where does “funerary” come from?
Funerary comes from Late Latin funerarius, derived from Latin funus, which traces to Proto-Indo-European dʰew-.
funerary (English): Of or relating to a funeral
Definitions
- Of or relating to a funeral
Ancestry of “funerary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fūnerārius | Of or pertaining to a funeral; funeral |
| 2 | Latin | fūnus | funeral |
| 3 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |