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Where does “sacrista” come from?

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

sacrista (Latin): sexton; sacristan, vestryman

Definitions

  1. sexton; sacristan, vestryman

Ancestry of “sacrista”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sacrista”

  • sacristy
  • sacristan
  • sacrist
  • subsacrist
  • subsacristan
  • sacristanry
  • segrestia
  • sacristia
  • sacristanus
  • sacrista
  • sagrestia
  • sacristie
  • sacristain
  • Sakristei
  • sacristia
  • sacristie
  • zakrystia
  • sakristija
  • сакристија
  • sekrestye
  • sekrestyés
  • sacristan
  • sacrestie
  • sacristie
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