Where does “sacerdotal” come from?
Sacerdotal comes from Old French sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdotalis, combining Latin sacer meaning sacred with the suffix -alis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k-.
sacerdotal (English): Of or relating to priests or a high religious...
Definitions
- Of or relating to priests or a high religious...
Ancestry of “sacerdotal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sacerdotale | — |
| 2 | Old French | sacerdotal | — |
| 3 | Latin | sacerdōtālis | Of or pertaining to priests, priestly, sacerdotal |
| 4 | Latin | sacerdōs | priest, priestess, cleric |
| 5 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |