Where does “fūnus” come from?
fūnus (Latin) comes from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏, from Egyptian 𓁹.
fūnus (Latin): funeral
Definitions
- funeral
Ancestry of “fūnus”, step by step
fūnus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 2 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 4 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 5 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |