Where does “sagartóireacht” come from?

sagartóireacht (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.

sagartóireacht (Irish): priesthood

Definitions

  1. priesthood

Ancestry of “sagartóireacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsagartpriest
2Old Irishsacartpriest
3Latinsacerdōspriest, priestess, cleric
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →