Where does “ard-saggyrt” come from?

ard-saggyrt (Manx) comes from Manx saggyrt, from Old Irish sacart, from Latin sacerdōs, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

ard-saggyrt (Manx): high priest, pontiff, hierarch

Definitions

  1. high priest, pontiff, hierarch

Ancestry of “ard-saggyrt”, step by step

ard-saggyrt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx saggyrt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxsaggyrtpriest
2Old Irishsacartpriest
3Latinsacerdōspriest, priestess, cleric
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

via Manx ard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxardhigh; tall; height, high place
2Old Irishardhigh; height
3Proto-Celticardwoshigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ard-saggyrt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →