Where does “mumifiera” come from?

mumifiera (Swedish) comes from French momifier, from French momie, from Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء, from Classical Persian مومیا, from Persian موم — wax; candle.

mumifiera (Swedish): mummify

Definitions

  1. mummify

Ancestry of “mumifiera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmomifierto mummify
2Frenchmomiemummy; stiff
3Latinmumiamummy
4Arabicمُومِيَاء—
5Classical Persianمومیا—
6Persianمومwax; candle

Words derived from “mumifiera”

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