Where does “sementerio” come from?

sementerio (Pangasinan) comes from Spanish cementerio, from Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον, from Ancient Greek κοιμάω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

sementerio (Pangasinan): cemetery; graveyard

Definitions

  1. cemetery; graveyard

Ancestry of “sementerio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcementeriocemetery; junkyard, scrapyard
2Latincoemētēriumcemetery, churchyard, burial ground
3Ancient Greekκοιμητήριονsleeping chamber
4Ancient Greekκοιμάωput to sleep, lull; to sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-Every word from Ancient Greek κοιμάωEvery word from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον