Where does “graveyard” come from?
Graveyard derives from English grave (burial place) and yard (enclosed area), with grave coming from Middle French grave, Latin gravis (heavy), and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- (to grasp or enclose).
graveyard (English): A tract of land in which the dead are buried; A...
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- A tract of land in which the dead are buried; A...
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