Where does “sacerdōs” come from?

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

sacerdōs (Latin): priest, priestess, cleric

Definitions

  1. priest, priestess, cleric

Ancestry of “sacerdōs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sacerdōs”

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