Where does “cemeterial” come from?

cemeterial (English) comes from English cemetery, from Middle English cimiterie, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimiterium, from Late Latin coemeterium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον, from Ancient Greek κοιμάω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cemeterial (English): Of or pertaining to a cemetery

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a cemetery

Ancestry of “cemeterial”, step by step

cemeterial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cemetery

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcemeteryA place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or...
2Middle Englishcimiterie
3Old Frenchcimitiere
4Medieval Latincimiterium
5Late Latincoemeteriumcemetery, churchyard, burial ground
6Ancient Greekκοιμητήριονsleeping chamber
7Ancient Greekκοιμάωput to sleep, lull; to sleep
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via English AL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-Every word from Ancient Greek κοιμάωEvery word from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον
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