remains

noun

The body or any of its matter that are left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse.

All that is left of the stock of some things; remnants.

Historical or archaeological relics.

The extant writings of a deceased person.

Roots

rere- · Latin · back maneo-main · Latin · stay, remain

Synonyms for remains

corpsen cadavern residuen relicsn remaindern residuumn carcassn debrisn leavingsn residualadj

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Where does remains come from?

The word remains breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -main, from Latin maneo (“stay, remain”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.