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Where does “țintirim” come from?

țintirim (Romanian) comes from Hungarian cinterem, from Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον, from Ancient Greek κοιμάω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

țintirim (Romanian): cemetery

Definitions

  1. cemetery

Ancestry of “țintirim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancinteremgraveyard located near a church
2Latincoemētērium—
3Ancient Greekκοιμητήριονsleeping chamber
4Ancient Greekκοιμάωput to sleep, lull; to sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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