Sepulchre
/ˈsɛp.əl.kə(r)/noun
A place of burial; a tomb or grave.
Did you know?Sepulchre comes from Latin *sepulcrum*, “tomb,” from *sepelīre*, “to bury,” a root tied to the physical act of laying the dead to rest, not to any mystical meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sep-
“To bury, put to rest”
Latin
Latin
sepelīre
“To bury, inter”
Latin
Latin
sepulcrum
“A tomb, burial place”
Old French
OF
sepulcre
“A tomb or sepulchre”
Middle English
ME
sepulcre
“A tomb or grave”
Modern English
English
sepulchre
“A tomb or burial place”