Etymology of the English word sepulture
the English word
sepulturederived from the Old French word
sepulturederived from the Latin word
sepultura (burial; grave)
derived from the Latin word
sepultus (buried; sunk, immersed; grave; burial)
derived from the Latin word
sepelire (bury, inter)
Date
The earliest known usage of sepulture in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
