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Where does “sacer” come from?

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

sacer (Latin): sacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...

Definitions

  1. sacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...

Ancestry of “sacer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sacer”

  • sacred
  • sacrifice
  • sacrificing
  • sacrament
  • sacrificial
  • consecration
  • sacramental
  • sacral
  • sacrilege
  • sacredness
  • consecrate
  • sacerdotal
  • sacristy
  • sacrosanct
  • lumbosacral
  • sacristan
  • sacredly
  • craniosacral
  • sacrificer
  • sacre
  • execrate
  • sacralization
  • sacramentally
  • sacerdotalism
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