Where does “funerailles” come from?
funerailles (Middle French) comes from Medieval Latin funeralia, from Late Latin funeralis, from Latin fūnus, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏, from Egyptian 𓁹.
funerailles (Middle French): funeral rites
Definitions
- funeral rites
Ancestry of “funerailles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | funeralia | funeral rites; nominative plural neuter of... |
| 2 | Late Latin | funeralis | having to do with a funeral; Of or pertaining to... |
| 3 | Latin | fūnus | funeral |
| 4 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |