Etymology

-taph

Today it means: grave; burial Full definition →

Ancient Greek τάφος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτάφος“grave”
  2. English today-taph

From Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “grave”) as a final member of compounds. Doublet of tapho-.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτάφος all →

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