Where does “cimitero” come from?

cimitero (Italian) comes from Late Latin coemeterium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον, from Ancient Greek κοιμάω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

cimitero (Italian): cemetery, graveyard

Definitions

  1. cemetery, graveyard

Ancestry of “cimitero”, step by step

cimitero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin coemeterium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincoemeteriumcemetery, churchyard, burial ground
2Ancient Greekκοιμητήριονsleeping chamber
3Ancient Greekκοιμάωput to sleep, lull; to sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Greek κοιμητήριο

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκοιμητήριοcemetery, graveyard

Words derived from “cimitero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Ancient Greek κοιμάω →Every word from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον →