The story
- Latin · calque ofhīc jacet
- English todayhere lies
Calque of Latin hīc jacet (whence also English hic jacet, a direct borrowing).
Words from the same roots
Latinhīc jacet all →
hic jacet
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
here lies
Today it means: A phrase written on gravestones followed by the buried person's name. Full definition →
Latin hīc jacet