Where does “ardsagart” come from?

ardsagart (Irish) comes from Irish sagart, from Old Irish sacart, from Latin sacerdōs, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

ardsagart (Irish): high priest

Definitions

  1. high priest

Ancestry of “ardsagart”, step by step

ardsagart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish sagart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsagartpriest
2Old Irishsacartpriest
3Latinsacerdōspriest, priestess, cleric
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

via Irish ard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishardhigh, tall; loud; ambitious
2Old Irishardhigh; height
3Proto-Celticardwoshigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →