Etymology

sepulchral

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Today it means: Relating to a grave or to death; funereal. Full definition →

Latin sepulcrali ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Latinsepeliō
  2. Latinsepulcrum
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. Latinsepulcrali
  6. English todaysepulchral

Learned borrowing from Latin sepulcralis.

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