Where does “catafalqueux” come from?
catafalqueux (French) comes from French catafalque, from Italian catafalco, from Vulgar Latin catafalicum, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
catafalqueux (French): morbid, sinister, sombre, funereal
Definitions
- morbid, sinister, sombre, funereal
Ancestry of “catafalqueux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | catafalque | catafalco, catafalque |
| 2 | Italian | catafalco | catafalque; hearse, bier; Something excessively... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | catafalicum | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |