Where does “sacre” come from?

sacre (Italian) comes from Italian sacro, from Latin sacrum, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacre (Italian): feminine plural of sacro

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of sacro

Ancestry of “sacre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansacrosacred; sacrum
2LatinsacrumA holy or sacred object, e.g. vessel, statue,...
3Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →