Funebrial
/fjuːˈniː.brɪ.əl/noun
Relating to a funeral or funerary rites.
Did you know?Funebrial is a rare English adjective built from the same Latin funeral vocabulary that gave English funeral, funerary, and funereal.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
fūnus
“Funeral rites, death, or a corpse”
Classical Latin
Latin
funebris
“Of or relating to a funeral”
Late Latin
Latin
fūnebrialis
“Funerary or pertaining to funeral observances”
Middle English
English
funeral
“A burial ceremony or the rites associated with the dead”
16th–17th Century
English
funebrial
“Relating to a funeral; a rare learned form”
Modern English
English
funebrial
“Funereal or connected with funerals”