Where does “sepulcru” come from?
sepulcru (Romanian) comes from French sépulcre, from Latin sepulcrum, from Latin -crum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
sepulcru (Romanian): sepulchre
Definitions
- sepulchre
Ancestry of “sepulcru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sépulcre | sepulchre (burial chamber) |
| 2 | Latin | sepulcrum | grave, burial place; tomb, sepulchre |
| 3 | Latin | -crum | used only when /l/ occurs earlier in the word |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |