Where does “cemeteryful” come from?

cemeteryful (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.

cemeteryful (English): As much as a cemetery would hold

Definitions

  1. As much as a cemetery would hold

Ancestry of “cemeteryful”, step by step

cemeteryful 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 ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-Every word from Ancient Greek κοιμάωEvery word from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον
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