Where does “Lemuria” come from?

Lemuria (Latin) comes from Latin lemures — shades, ghosts of the departed; ghosts, spectres.

Lemuria (Latin): the festival of Lemurēs (spirits, ghosts)

Definitions

  1. the festival of Lemurēs (spirits, ghosts)

Ancestry of “Lemuria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlemuresshades, ghosts of the departed; ghosts, spectres

Words derived from “Lemuria

Every word from Latin lemures