Where does “exécrer” come from?

exécrer (French) comes from Latin exsēcror, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

exécrer (French): to loathe

Definitions

  1. to loathe

Ancestry of “exécrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsēcrorto curse or execrate
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “exécrer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →
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