Etymology

catafalco

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Today it means: Synonym of catafalque. Full definition →

Italian catafalco ← Vulgar Latin [Term?]? ← Latin fala
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ)
  6. Latinfala
  7. Vulgar Latin[Term?]?
  8. Italiancatafalco
  9. English todaycatafalco

Borrowed from Italian catafalco.

Words from the same roots

Italiancatafalco all →

catafalque

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