Where does “shrine” come from?
Shrine comes from Middle English shryne, from Old English scrīn, from Latin scrinium, a case or chest for holding items.
shrine (English): A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific...
Definitions
- A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific...
Ancestry of “shrine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | shryne | shrine |
| 2 | Old English | scrīn | reliquary, ark of the covenant |
| 3 | Latin | scrinium | case or chest for books or papers; portfolio,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
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