Where does “sakristan” come from?

sakristan (Cebuano) comes from Spanish sacristán, from Medieval Latin sacristanus, from Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sakristan (Cebuano): a sacristan

Definitions

  1. a sacristan

Ancestry of “sakristan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsacristánsexton; sacristan
2Medieval Latinsacristanus—
3Late Latinsacristasexton; sacristan, vestryman
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →