Where does “Nekrolog” come from?
Nekrolog (German) comes from French nécrologie, from French -logie, from Latin -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ — Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline.
Nekrolog (German): obituary, necrology
Definitions
- obituary, necrology
Ancestry of “Nekrolog”, step by step
Nekrolog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French nécrologie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | nécrologie | obituary; necrology |
| 2 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 3 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline |
via Ecclesiastical Latin necrologium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | necrologium | — |