calvary · noun1
- Late Latin · derived fromcalvāria“skull”
- English todaycalvary
From Late Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of calavera and calvaria.
Calvary · proper noun2
- Latin · derived fromcalvāria“skull”
- Middle English · inherited fromCalvarie
- English todayCalvary
From Middle English Calvarie, from Latin calvāria (“skull”).
Words from the same roots
Latincalvāria all →
calvariacalvarium
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.