Where does “desecrater” come from?
desecrater (English) comes from English desecrate, from English consecrate, from Middle English consecraten, from Latin cōnsecrō, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.
desecrater (English): One who desecrates
Definitions
- One who desecrates
Ancestry of “desecrater”, step by step
desecrater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English desecrate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | desecrate | To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity... |
| 2 | English | consecrate | To declare something holy, or make it holy by... |
| 3 | Middle English | consecraten | to consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify |
| 4 | Latin | cōnsecrō | To consecrate or dedicate |
| 5 | Latin | sacrō | to declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate, dedicate, hallow or devote; sanctify, enshrine |
| 6 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |