Where does “sacristie” come from?

sacristie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sacristie, from Medieval Latin sacristia, from Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacristie (Dutch): sacristy

Definitions

  1. sacristy

Ancestry of “sacristie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsacristie—
2Medieval Latinsacristiavestry
3Latinsacristasexton; sacristan, vestryman
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sacristie”

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