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Where does “sanciens” come from?

sanciens (Latin) comes from Latin sanciō, from Proto-Italic sankjō, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂nékti ~ sh₂nkénti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

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Ancestry of “sanciens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsanciō—
2Proto-Italicsankjō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂nékti ~ sh₂nkénti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →