Where does “sacro” come from?

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

sacro (Italian): sacred; sacrum

Definitions

  1. sacred; sacrum

Ancestry of “sacro”, step by step

sacro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sacrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsacrumA holy or sacred object, e.g. vessel, statue,...
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

via Arabic صَقْر

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَقْرbird of prey; falcon, hawk

Words derived from “sacro”

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