Where does “consecrate” come from?
Consecrate comes from Latin consecrare, meaning to make sacred, formed from the prefix con- (together) and sacrare (to dedicate as sacred).
consecrate (English): To declare something holy, or make it holy by...
Definitions
- To declare something holy, or make it holy by...
Ancestry of “consecrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | consecraten | to consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify |
| 2 | Latin | cōnsecrō | To consecrate or dedicate |
| 3 | Latin | sacrō | to declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate, dedicate, hallow or devote; sanctify, enshrine |
| 4 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |