Where does “funest” come from?
funest (English) comes from French funeste, from Latin fūnestus, from Latin fūnus, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏, from Egyptian 𓁹.
funest (English): Causing death or disaster; fatal, catastrophic;...
Definitions
- Causing death or disaster; fatal, catastrophic;...
Ancestry of “funest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | funeste | baneful, disastrous; fatal; deadly |
| 2 | Latin | fūnestus | — |
| 3 | Latin | fūnus | — |
| 4 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ο | — |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |