Where does “piaculum” come from?

piaculum (Latin) comes from Latin piō, from Proto-Italic *pīāō — to expiate.

piaculum (Latin): propitiatory sacrifice; sin, crime, guilt

Definitions

  1. propitiatory sacrifice; sin, crime, guilt

Ancestry of “piaculum”, step by step

piaculum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin piō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpiōto appease, propitiate
2Proto-Italic*pīāōto expiate

via Proto-Italic *pīāklom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*pīākloma sacrifice for expiatory purposes

Words derived from “piaculum”

Every word from Proto-Italic *pīāō →Every word from Latin piō →
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