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Where does “sagra” come from?

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

sagra (Italian): festival; feast

Definitions

  1. festival; feast

Ancestry of “sagra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansacrosacred; sacrum
2LatinsacrumA holy or sacred object, e.g. vessel, statue,...
3Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sagra”

  • sacra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →