Where does “execrate” come from?

execrate (English) comes from Latin exsecrārī, from Latin sacrāre, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

execrate (English): to feel loathing for; to abhor; to declare to be...

Definitions

  1. to feel loathing for; to abhor; to declare to be...

Ancestry of “execrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsecrārī—
2Latinsacrāre—
3Latinsacrōto declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate, dedicate, hallow or devote; sanctify, enshrine
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “execrate”

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