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Where does “sacristia” come from?

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

sacristia (Latin): vestry

Definitions

  1. vestry

Ancestry of “sacristia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacristasexton; sacristan, vestryman
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sacristia”

  • sacristy
  • sagrestia
  • Sakristei
  • sacristia
  • zakrystia
  • сакристија
  • sakristija
  • sacrestie
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