Where does “sacraal” come from?

sacraal (Dutch) comes from German sakral, from Latin sacralis, from Latin sacrum, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacraal (Dutch): holy, sacred

Definitions

  1. holy, sacred

Ancestry of “sacraal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansakralsacred, holy
2Latinsacralissacral
3LatinsacrumA holy or sacred object, e.g. vessel, statue,...
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sacraal”

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