Where does “sancio” come from?

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

sancio (Latin): to render, make or appoint as sacred or inviolable by a religious act, sanctify

Definitions

  1. to render, make or appoint as sacred or inviolable by a religious act, sanctify

Ancestry of “sancio”, step by step

sancio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic sankjō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsankjō
2Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂nékti ~ sh₂nkénti
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

via Proto-Italic *sankiō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*sankiōto consecrate

Words derived from “sancio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k-
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