Where does “sanctity” come from?
Sanctity comes from Middle English sanctity, from Old French sanctete, from Latin sanctitas meaning holiness or sacred quality.
sanctity (English): Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness; The...
Definitions
- Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness; The...
Ancestry of “sanctity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sanctity | — |
| 2 | Old French | sanctete | — |
| 3 | Latin | sanctitas | inviolability, sacredness, sanctity; holiness,... |
| 4 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 5 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 8 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |