Where does “sacramentalist” come from?
sacramentalist (English) comes from English sacramental, from Old French sacramental, from Latin sacramentalis, from Latin sacrāmentum, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.
sacramentalist (English): One who practices sacramentalism
Definitions
- One who practices sacramentalism
Ancestry of “sacramentalist”, step by step
sacramentalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sacramental
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sacramental | Used in, or relating to, a sacrament |
| 2 | Old French | sacramental | — |
| 3 | Latin | sacramentalis | sacramental |
| 4 | Latin | sacrāmentum | a sum of money deposited in pledge by two individuals involved in a suit, the money of the loser in the suit being used for religious purposes |
| 5 | Latin | sacrō | to declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate, dedicate, hallow or devote; sanctify, enshrine |
| 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 ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |