c 3 a 1 t 1 a 1 f 4 a 1 l 1 q 10 u 1 e 1
10 letters · 24 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral
originEtymology 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”) +…
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Words from these letters
- calque 17
- claque 17
- aquae 14
- equal 14
- quale 14
- quate 14
- talaq 14
- aqua 13
- quat 13
- factual 12
- faculae 12
- falcate 12