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Where does “funesto” come from?

funesto (Latin) comes from Latin funestus, from Latin funus, from Proto-Italic fūnos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

funesto (Latin): I bring to the grave; I pollute, disgrace or...

Definitions

  1. I bring to the grave; I pollute, disgrace or...

Ancestry of “funesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfunestusdeadly, fatal; mournful, dismal
2Latinfunusfuneral; death
3Proto-Italicfūnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

Words derived from “funesto”

  • funestans
  • funestaturus
  • funestandus
  • funestare
  • funestatus
  • funestare
  • funesto
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