Where does “sacrista” come from?

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

sacrista (Italian): sexton

Definitions

  1. sexton

Ancestry of “sacrista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacristasexton; sacristan, vestryman
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →