Where does “sacerdote” come from?

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

sacerdote (Latin): ablative singular of sacerdōs

Definitions

  1. ablative singular of sacerdōs

Ancestry of “sacerdote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacerdospriest, priestess, cleric
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →