Where does “cementerio” come from?

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

cementerio (Spanish): cemetery; junkyard, scrapyard

Definitions

  1. cemetery; junkyard, scrapyard

Ancestry of “cementerio”, step by step

cementerio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin coemētērium

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

via Late Latin coemeterium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincoemeteriumcemetery, churchyard, burial ground

Words derived from “cementerio”

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