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koimeterion
Greek · ancient
"a sleeping place, dormitory"
literally a sleeping place, a euphemism used by early Christians for burial grounds
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cimetiere
Old French · medieval
"a burial ground"
carried the burial-ground meaning into French
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cemetery
English · 1400s
"a burial ground"
settled as the English word for a burial ground
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