myEtymology.com: English etymology of cemetery

Etymology of the English word cemetery

the English word cemetery

derived from the Old French word cimitiere

derived from the Medieval Latin word cimiterium (cemetery)

derived from the Latin word coemeterium (cemetery)

derived from the Greek word koimeterion, κοιμητήριον

derived from the Greek word koiman

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kei-

The earliest known usage of cemetery in English dates from the 14th century.

Word found in Modern English