Where does “sacerdotage” come from?
sacerdotage (English) comes from English sacerdotal, from Middle English sacerdotale, from Old French sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdōtālis, from Latin sacerdōs, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.
sacerdotage (English): Excessive sacerdotalism; focus on priests to the exclusion of other aspects of religion
Definitions
- Excessive sacerdotalism; focus on priests to the exclusion of other aspects of religion
Ancestry of “sacerdotage”, step by step
sacerdotage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sacerdotal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sacerdotal | Of or relating to priests or a high religious... |
| 2 | Middle English | sacerdotale | — |
| 3 | Old French | sacerdotal | — |
| 4 | Latin | sacerdōtālis | Of or pertaining to priests, priestly, sacerdotal |
| 5 | Latin | sacerdōs | priest, priestess, cleric |
| 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 dotage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dotage | Decline in judgment and other cognitive... |
| 2 | Middle English | dotage | Behaviour that is stupid or ill-advised;... |
| 3 | Middle English | -age | Forms nouns indicating a right or relationship;... |
| 4 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 5 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 6 | Latin | -āticum | — |