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Where does “cenotaphium” come from?

cenotaphium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κενοτάφιον, from Ancient Greek τάφος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Ancestry of “cenotaphium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκενοτάφιονcenotaph, empty tomb
2Ancient Greekτάφοςfuneral rites, burial, funeral, wake; tomb,...
3Ancient Greek-ός—
4Proto-Hellenic*-os—
5Proto-Indo-European-ósCreates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Words derived from “cenotaphium”

  • kenotáfium
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