English Explanatory Dictionary

catafalque

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.

Pronunciation

/ˈkatəfalk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-catafalque.wav

Word forms

catafalque catafalques

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀 (fala)bor. Latin fala Vulgar Latin [Term?]? Italian catafalcobor. French catafalquebor. English catafalque Borrowed from French catafalque, from Italian catafalco, from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, from Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + Latin fala (“scaffolding, wooden siege tower”), which is from Etruscan. Also influenced scaffold.

Synonyms

catafalco
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