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Where does “serment” come from?

serment (French) comes from Middle French serement, from Old French sairement, from Old French sagrament, from Latin sacrāmentum, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

serment (French): oath, pledge

Definitions

  1. oath, pledge

Ancestry of “serment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchserementoath; pledge
2Old Frenchsairementpromise
3Old Frenchsagrament—
4Latinsacrāmentum—
5Latinsacrō—
6Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “serment”

  • assermenter
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