Where does “sepulcher” come from?
Sepulcher comes from Middle English sepulcre, meaning a tomb or burial vault.
sepulcher (English): A burial chamber; To bury the dead
Definitions
- A burial chamber; To bury the dead
Ancestry of “sepulcher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sepulchre | A burial chamber; A recess in some early churches... |
| 2 | Latin | sepulchrum | — |
Words derived from “sepulcher”