Where does “funestare” come from?

funestare (Italian) comes from Latin funesto, from Latin funestus, from Latin funus, from Proto-Italic fūnos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

funestare (Italian): to devastate, ravage, lay waste; to distress,...

Definitions

  1. to devastate, ravage, lay waste; to distress,...

Ancestry of “funestare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinfunestoI bring to the grave; I pollute, disgrace or...
2Latinfunestusdeadly, fatal; mournful, dismal
3Latinfunusfuneral; death
4Proto-Italicfūnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Italic fūnos →Every word from Latin funus →