Where does “sacer vates” come from?

sacer vates (English) comes from Latin sacer vates, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacer vates (English): A divine or sacred poet, or a poet regarded as...

Definitions

  1. A divine or sacred poet, or a poet regarded as...

Ancestry of “sacer vates”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacer vatesa sacred poet or soothsayer
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →