Where does “sacer” come from?

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

sacer (Latin): sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed

Definitions

  1. sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed

Ancestry of “sacer”, step by step

sacer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós

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

via Proto-Italic sākris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsākrissacred

via Old Latin sacros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latinsacros—

Words derived from “sacer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →