Where does “sacrum” come from?

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

sacrum (Latin): A holy or sacred object, e.g. vessel, statue,...

Definitions

  1. A holy or sacred object, e.g. vessel, statue,...

Ancestry of “sacrum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sacrum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k-