Where does “sepulcre” come from?
sepulcre (Catalan) comes from Latin sepulcrum, from Latin -crum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
sepulcre (Catalan): sepulchre
Ancestry of “sepulcre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sepulcrum | grave, burial place; tomb, sepulchre |
| 2 | Latin | -crum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |