Where does “sacrilegi” come from?
sacrilegi (Catalan) comes from Latin sacrilegium, from Latin sacrilegus, from Latin -legus, from Latin -us, from Old Latin -os, from Proto-Italic -os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
sacrilegi (Catalan): sacrilege desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred
Definitions
- sacrilege desecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred
Ancestry of “sacrilegi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sacrilegium | The robbing of a temple, stealing of sacred... |
| 2 | Latin | sacrilegus | That steals sacred things or robs a temple;... |
| 3 | Latin | -legus | Forms adjectives related to the concept of... |
| 4 | Latin | -us | suffix forming adjectives from nouns, verbs,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | -os | accusative masculine plural of -us |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |