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Where does “sacramentum” come from?

sacramentum (Ecclesiastical Latin) comes from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacramentum (Ecclesiastical Latin): sacrament

Definitions

  1. sacrament

Ancestry of “sacramentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacrō—
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sacramentum”

  • sacrament
  • sacramentarian
  • sacramentize
  • sacrement
  • sacramento
  • サクラメント
  • sacrament
  • sakrament
  • sakrament
  • sakrament
  • sacrement
  • sacrament
  • sagramento
  • sacramento
  • sakrament
  • sakramen
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