Where does “sacramentum” come from?

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

sacramentum (Late Latin): A sum of money deposited in pledge by two...

Definitions

  1. A sum of money deposited in pledge by two...

Ancestry of “sacramentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsacroI declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate,...
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 →