Where does “sacristia” come from?

sacristia (Chavacano) comes from Spanish sacristía, from Latin sacristia, from Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacristia (Chavacano): sacristy

Definitions

  1. sacristy

Ancestry of “sacristia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsacristíasacristy (room in a church)
2Latinsacristiavestry
3Latinsacristasexton; 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 sh₂krósEvery word from Latin sacer
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