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
- to devastate, ravage, lay waste; to distress,...
Ancestry of “funestare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | funesto | I bring to the grave; I pollute, disgrace or... |
| 2 | Latin | funestus | deadly, fatal; mournful, dismal |
| 3 | Latin | funus | funeral; death |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | fūnos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰew- | to die, pass away; to run, flow |
Words derived from “funestare”