Where does “sacra” come from?
Sacra comes from Latin os sacrum, literally meaning "sacred bone," the name Roman anatomists gave to the large triangular bone at the base of the spine.
sacra (English): plural of sacrum; sacral artery
Definitions
- plural of sacrum; sacral artery
Ancestry of “sacra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sacrum | A large triangular bone at the base of the spine,... |
| 2 | Latin | os sacrum | holy bone |