Where does “sacer vates” come from?

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

sacer vates (Latin): a sacred poet or soothsayer

Definitions

  1. a sacred poet or soothsayer

Ancestry of “sacer vates”, step by step

sacer vates traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sacer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
2Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

via Latin vātēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvātēsseer, soothsayer, diviner, prophet, prophetess
2Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂t-excited, inspired; possessed, raging

Words derived from “sacer vates”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →