Where does “sacristanus” come from?

sacristanus (Medieval Latin) comes from Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

Ancestry of “sacristanus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	sacrista	sexton; sacristan, vestryman
2	Latin	sacer	sacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
3	Proto-Indo-European	sh₂krós	sacred
4	Proto-Indo-European	seh₂k-	sacred

Words derived from “sacristanus”

sexton
sextoness
sextonship
sextonry
segrestien

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