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Where does “Sacramentarian” come from?

Sacramentarian (English) comes from English sacrament, from Old French sacrement, from Latin sacrāmentum, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

Sacramentarian (English): One of the German reformers who rejected both the...

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  1. One of the German reformers who rejected both the...

Ancestry of “Sacramentarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsacramentA sacred act or ceremony in Christianity. In...
2Old Frenchsacrementcoronation; sermon; sacrament
3Latinsacrāmentum—
4Latinsacrō—
5Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
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