Where does “sagrestia” come from?

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

sagrestia (Italian): sacristy

Definitions

  1. sacristy

Ancestry of “sagrestia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacristiavestry
2Latinsacristasexton; sacristan, vestryman
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 sh₂krósEvery word from Latin sacer
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