Where does “sacerdote” come from?

sacerdote (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Spanish sacerdote, from Old Spanish sacerdote, from Latin sacerdōs, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacerdote (Classical Nahuatl): Priest

Definitions

Priest

Ancestry of “sacerdote”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	sacerdote	priest
2	Old Spanish	sacerdote	priest
3	Latin	sacerdōs	priest, priestess, cleric
4	Latin	sacer	sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
5	Proto-Indo-European	sh₂krós	sacred
6	Proto-Indo-European	seh₂k-	sacred

Words derived from “sacerdote”

sacerdoteyotl

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →