Where does “κοιμητήριον” come from?

κοιμητήριον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κοιμάω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

κοιμητήριον (Ancient Greek): sleeping chamber

Definitions

  1. sleeping chamber

Ancestry of “κοιμητήριον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοιμάωput to sleep, lull; to sleep
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “κοιμητήριον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Ancient Greek κοιμάω →