Etymology

Feralia

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Today it means: An ancient Roman public festival celebrating the manes, and held on 21 February. Full definition →

Latin fērālis ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dʰéh₁s“god, sacred place”
  2. Latin · derived fromfērālis“funereal”
  3. English todayFeralia

From Latin fērālis (“funereal”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, sacred place”).

Words from the same roots

Latinfērālis all →

feral

Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s all →

feastferal

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.