Where does “self-sacrificing” come from?
self-sacrificing (English) comes from English sacrificing, from English sacrifice, from Middle English sacrifice, from Old French sacrifise, from Latin sacrificium, from Latin sacrificus, from Latin sacrificō, from Latin faciō.
self-sacrificing (English): Making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice;...
Definitions
- Making, or willing to make, a self-sacrifice;...
Ancestry of “self-sacrificing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sacrificing | present participle of sacrifice |
| 2 | English | sacrifice | To offer as a gift to a deity; To give away to... |
| 3 | Middle English | sacrifice | a sacrifice |
| 4 | Old French | sacrifise | sacrifice |
| 5 | Latin | sacrificium | Something made sacred or given to a deity,... |
| 6 | Latin | sacrificus | Of or pertaining to sacrificing, sacrificial;... |
| 7 | Latin | sacrificō | to sacrifice (something) |
| 8 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 9 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 10 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 11 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |