Where does “mummificare” come from?

mummificare (Italian) comes from Italian mummia, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء, from Classical Persian مومیا, from Persian موم — wax; candle.

mummificare (Italian): to mummify

Definitions

  1. to mummify

Ancestry of “mummificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmummiamummy; old fogey
2Medieval Latinmumia—
3Arabicمُومِيَاء—
4Classical Persianمومیا—
5Persianمومwax; candle

Words derived from “mummificare”

Every word from Persian موم →Every word from Classical Persian مومیا →Every word from Arabic مُومِيَاء →