Where does “Mumie” come from?
Mumie (German) comes from Italian mummia, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء, from Classical Persian مومیا, from Persian موم — wax; candle.
Mumie (German): mummy
Definitions
- mummy
Ancestry of “Mumie”, step by step
Mumie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian mummia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mummia | mummy; old fogey |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | mumia | — |
| 3 | Arabic | مُومِيَاء | — |
| 4 | Classical Persian | مومیا | — |
| 5 | Persian | موم | wax; candle |
via Old French mumie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mumie | mummy |