Where does “exsecramentum” come from?

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

exsecramentum (Latin): cursed thing

Definitions

  1. cursed thing

Ancestry of “exsecramentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsēcrorto curse or execrate
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 →