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bustum.

tomb, grave-mound; corpse; funeral pyre, ashes; heap of ashes (remains of city);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbuːs.tũː]Classical-Latin[ˈbʊs.tũː]Classical-Latin[ˈbus.tum]
  1. burial mound, grave, tomb

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  2. a place for burning funeral pyres (with human remains interred at or near the site)

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Where this word comes from

Backformed from compounds of Latin ūrere, ū̆stum (“to burn”), via metanalysis of amb-ū̆stum as am-bū̆stum, which also led to combūrō. The interpretation of the word was thus "place for burning things around" > "place for funeral pyres" > "burial mound", whence later senses of "upper torso" in descendant languages. Compare also the etymology of the related Italian bruciare (“to burn”).

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