Where does “sacrilegus” come from?

sacrilegus (Latin) comes from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

sacrilegus (Latin): That steals sacred things or robs a temple;...

Definitions

  1. That steals sacred things or robs a temple;...

Ancestry of “sacrilegus”, step by step

sacrilegus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin legō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
2Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
3Proto-Italiclēg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Latin sacer

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

Words derived from “sacrilegus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s →Every word from Proto-Italic lēg- →