Where does “sacrist” come from?

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

sacrist (English): A sacristan; A person retained in a cathedral to...

Definitions

  1. A sacristan; A person retained in a cathedral to...

Ancestry of “sacrist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsacristasexton; sacristan, vestryman
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sacrist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →