Etymology

vivisepulture

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Today it means: The practice of burying someone alive. Full definition →

Latin vivus
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  1. Latin · derived fromvivus“alive”
  2. English todayvivisepulture

From Latin vivus (“alive”) + sepulture.

Words from the same roots

Latinvivus all →

vive

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