Etymology:
Mourn (verb): Middle English (in the sense 'lament, grieve'): from Old French murner, from Latin mūrninus 'mourning', from mūrus 'wall' (hence 'place of seclusion').
-er (suffix): Middle English: agent noun suffix, from Old French -ere, -ier, from Latin -arius, -arius.
Meaning:
A mourner is a person who expresses or feels grief or sorrow, especially in response to the death of a loved one.
Origin:
The word "mourner" comes from an old word that meant "to say something in a low voice." This word was used to describe the sounds that people made when they were mourning the death of a loved one. Over time, the word "mourner" came to be used for anyone who expressed grief or sorrow.
Usage:
The word "mourner" is often used to describe people who attend funerals or wakes. It can also be used to describe people who are grieving the loss of a loved one in other ways, such as by crying or talking about the person who died.
Etymology The word mourn comes from Old French mourner which is derived from Latin
Etymology Middle English murnyng Old English murnan Proto West Germanic murnaną Pro
Etymology Latin dominium lordship dominion Proto Indo European dem to tame s
Etymology Latin exuberant is from exuberare meaning to overflow to be abundant
Etymology The word cowboy is derived from the Spanish word vaquero which means cow
Etymology The word quarry comes from the Old French word carriere which in turn is der
Etymology The word school originates from the Greek term skholē which originally m
Etymology The word checkmate is derived from the Persian phrase shāh māt شاه م
Etymology of Context The word context originates from the Latin word contextus mea
Etymology The word parameter comes from the Greek preposition παρά para meaning
Etymology Uncanny derives from Middle English oncunnend meaning unknown or stran
