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Where does “funeste” come from?

funeste (French) comes from Latin fūnestus, from Latin fūnus, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏, from Egyptian 𓁹.

funeste (French): baneful, disastrous; fatal; deadly

Definitions

  1. baneful, disastrous; fatal; deadly

Ancestry of “funeste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfūnestus—
2Latinfūnus—
3LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
4Etruscan𐌏—
5Ancient Greekο—
6Phoenician𐤏ayin; ʿayin
7Egyptian𓁹—

Words derived from “funeste”

  • funest
  • funestement
  • funest
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