December 17, 2012

Where did that come from?

I was washing dishes this morning, when -for no reason I can fathom- the word cenotaph popped into my head; which then led to epitaph, which led to me wondering about the actual meaning of the suffix -taph.  

From the Greek, taphos, meaning tomb/funeral and epi, meaning at/over: epitaph; a funeral oration. Something said or written over a tomb/at a funeral.
This is the one I want:
Here lies
[punkinsmom]
Age 102
The Good
Die Young

2 comments:

BillBow Baggins said...

Great stuff! I'd love to share my epitaph with you, friend:

http://mcbone.blogspot.com/search?q=epitaph

nwb

Professor Longnose said...

Good epitaph, but below that it should say:

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