Sepulcher
/ˈsɛpəlkər/noun
A tomb or burial chamber.
Did you know?Sepulcher comes from Latin sepulcrum, a grave or tomb, from sepelīre, meaning “to bury,” so the word has always carried the quiet power of the dead.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sep-
“to bury, to cover”
Latin
Latin
sepelīre
“to bury”
Latin
Latin
sepulcrum
“a grave, tomb”
Old French
OF
sepulcre
“tomb, grave”
Middle English
ME
sepulcre
“a tomb or burial place”
Modern English
English
sepulcher
“a tomb or burial chamber”
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