difunto
/diˈfunto/ · B1 · adj
deceased
🪦 Cognate of English defunct: Latin defunctus, finished with life's duties
Latin defunctus meant someone who had fully performed (fungi) their duties, so their work was done. English kept it as defunct, for things that no longer work. Spanish keeps it for people: un difunto is a dead person, and as an adjective it means deceased.