Where does “sacrō” come from?

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

sacrō (Latin): to declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate, dedicate, hallow or devote; sanctify, enshrine

Definitions

  1. to declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate, dedicate, hallow or devote; sanctify, enshrine

Ancestry of “sacrō”, step by step

sacrō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sacer

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

via Proto-Italic *sakrāō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*sakrāōto sanctify

Words derived from “sacrō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krósEvery word from Latin sacer