Where does “sacerdote” come from?

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

sacerdote (Italian): priest, clergyman

Definitions

  1. priest, clergyman

Ancestry of “sacerdote”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sacerdote”

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