Where does “prefuneral” come from?
prefuneral (English) comes from English funeral, from Middle French funerailles, from Medieval Latin funeralia, from Late Latin funeralis, from Latin fūnus, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο.
prefuneral (English): Before a funeral
Definitions
- Before a funeral
Ancestry of “prefuneral”, step by step
prefuneral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English funeral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | funeral | A ceremony to honour and remember a deceased... |
| 2 | Middle French | funerailles | funeral rites |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | funeralia | funeral rites; nominative plural neuter of... |
| 4 | Late Latin | funeralis | having to do with a funeral; Of or pertaining to... |
| 5 | Latin | fūnus | funeral |
| 6 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 7 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 10 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |