cremation (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[cremation 词源字典]
1620s, from Latin cremationem (nominative crematio), noun of action from past participle stem of cremare "to burn, consume by fire" (also used of the dead), from PIE *krem-, extended form of root *ker- (4) "heat, fire" (see carbon).[cremation etymology, cremation origin, 英语词源]