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Where does “sacrate” come from?

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

sacrate (Latin): holily, piously; mysteriously, mystically

Definitions

  1. holily, piously; mysteriously, mystically

Ancestry of “sacrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacrō—
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
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