Where does “sacrāmentum” come from?

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

sacrāmentum (Latin): a sum of money deposited in pledge by two individuals involved in a suit, the money of the loser in the suit being used for religious purposes

Definitions

  1. a sum of money deposited in pledge by two individuals involved in a suit, the money of the loser in the suit being used for religious purposes

Ancestry of “sacrāmentum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacrōto declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate, dedicate, hallow or devote; sanctify, enshrine
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sacrāmentum”

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