Where does “sacrum” come from?

Sacrum comes from Latin os sacrum, literally "sacred bone," a name applied to the triangular vertebra at the base of the spine.

sacrum (English): A large triangular bone at the base of the spine,...

Definitions

  1. A large triangular bone at the base of the spine,...

Ancestry of “sacrum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinos sacrumholy bone

Words derived from “sacrum

Every word from Latin os sacrum