Where does “sacra” come from?
sacra (French) comes from French sacrer, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.
sacra (French): third-person singular past historic of sacrer
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of sacrer
Ancestry of “sacra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sacrer | To crown; To post; whack; slam |
| 2 | Latin | sacrō | — |
| 3 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |