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Where does “funebre” come from?

funebre (Italian) comes from Latin funebris, from Latin fūnus, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏, from Egyptian 𓁹.

funebre (Italian): funeral; funereal, mournful; gloomy

Definitions

  1. funeral; funereal, mournful; gloomy

Ancestry of “funebre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfunebrisfunereal; deadly, mortal, fatal, cruel
2Latinfūnus—
3LatinoThe name of the letter "O"; o!; oh!
4Etruscan𐌏—
5Ancient Greekο—
6Phoenician𐤏ayin; ʿayin
7Egyptian𓁹—
Every word from Egyptian 𓁹 →