Where does “sacristy” come from?
Sacristy comes from Old French sacrestie, from Latin sacristia, derived from Latin sacer meaning sacred, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k-.
sacristy (English): A room in a church where sacred vessels, books,...
Definitions
- A room in a church where sacred vessels, books,...
Ancestry of “sacristy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | sacrestie | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | sacristia | vestry |
| 3 | Latin | sacrista | sexton; sacristan, vestryman |
| 4 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |