Where does “cimitiros” come from?

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

cimitiros (Romanian): cemeterial

Definitions

  1. cemeterial

Ancestry of “cimitiros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancimitircemetery
2Italiancimiterocemetery, graveyard
3Late Latincoemeteriumcemetery, churchyard, burial ground
4Ancient Greekκοιμητήριονsleeping chamber
5Ancient Greekκοιμάωput to sleep, lull; to sleep
6Proto-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