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

  1. A room in a church where sacred vessels, books,...

Ancestry of “sacristy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsacrestie—
2Medieval Latinsacristiavestry
3Latinsacristasexton; sacristan, vestryman
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →
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