Where does “sacristain” come from?

sacristain (French) comes from Medieval Latin sacristanus, from Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacristain (French): sexton

Definitions

  1. sexton

Ancestry of “sacristain”, step by step

sacristain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin sacristanus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsacristanus—
2Late Latinsacristasexton; sacristan, vestryman
3Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

via Italian sacristano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliansacristanoAlternative form of sagrestano

Words derived from “sacristain”

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