Where does “sacrāre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sacrāre”, 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 “sacrāre”

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