gravesite

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English grave

Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-éyti

Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf.

Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti

Proto-Italic *sinō

Latin sinō

Latin situsder.

Anglo-Norman sitebor.

Middle English site

English site

English gravesite

From grave + site.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvˌsaɪt/

Noun

gravesite (plural gravesites)

1. The location of a grave.
   • 2024 September 12, Blane Bachelor, “A culture of commemoration is still thriving in this Dutch town 80 years after its liberation”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The gravesites of American soldiers buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial near Margraten have been adopted by Dutch families.

   • 2024 October 10, “Ethel Kennedy, social activist and widow of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at age 96”, in NPR‎^[2]:

     Ethel Kennedy joined President Obama and former President Bill Clinton — each held one of her hands — as they climbed stairs to lay a wreath at President Kennedy’s gravesite during a November 2013 observance of the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death.

2. A grave. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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