Where does “sacré” come from?
sacré (French) comes from French sacrer, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.
sacré (French): sacred, holy; religious; absolute
Definitions
- sacred, holy; religious; absolute
Ancestry of “sacré”, step by step
sacré traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French sacrer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sacrer | To crown; To post; whack; slam |
| 2 | Latin | sacrō | to declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate, dedicate, hallow or devote; sanctify, enshrine |
| 3 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |
via Latin sacrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sacrum | A holy or sacred object, e.g. vessel, statue,... |