Where does “mumifica” come from?

mumifica (Romanian) comes from Italian mummificare, from Italian mummia, from Medieval Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء, from Classical Persian مومیا, from Persian موم — wax; candle.

mumifica (Romanian): to mummify

Definitions

  1. to mummify

Ancestry of “mumifica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmummificareto mummify
2Italianmummiamummy; old fogey
3Medieval Latinmumia—
4Arabicمُومِيَاء—
5Classical Persianمومیا—
6Persianمومwax; candle

Words derived from “mumifica”

Every word from Persian موم →Every word from Classical Persian مومیا →Every word from Arabic مُومِيَاء →