Where does “mumificator” come from?

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

mumificator (Romanian): mummifying

Definitions

  1. mummifying

Ancestry of “mumificator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmumificato mummify
2Italianmummificareto mummify
3Italianmummiamummy; old fogey
4Medieval Latinmumia
5Arabicمُومِيَاء
6Classical Persianمومیا
7Persianمومwax; candle
Every word from Persian مومEvery word from Classical Persian مومیاEvery word from Arabic مُومِيَاء
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