Where does “misconsecrate” come from?
misconsecrate (English) comes 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.
misconsecrate (English): To consecrate amiss
Definitions
- To consecrate amiss
Ancestry of “misconsecrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | consecrate | To declare something holy, or make it holy by... |
| 2 | Middle English | consecraten | to consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify |
| 3 | Latin | cōnsecrō | To consecrate or dedicate |
| 4 | Latin | sacrō | to declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate, dedicate, hallow or devote; sanctify, enshrine |
| 5 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |