Where does “difunto” come from?
difunto (Spanish) comes from Latin dēfunctus, from Latin defungor, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
difunto (Spanish): deceased, defunct
Definitions
- deceased, defunct
Ancestry of “difunto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | dēfunctus | done with, performed, finished, having finished |
| 2 | Latin | defungor | I have done with, perform, finish, carry out; I... |
| 3 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 4 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |