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Where does “sacerdotale” come from?

sacerdotale (Italian) comes from Latin sacerdōtālis, from Latin sacerdōs, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacerdotale (Italian): priestly

Definitions

  1. priestly

Ancestry of “sacerdotale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacerdōtālis—
2Latinsacerdōs—
3Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →