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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsacristasexton; sacristan, vestryman
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sacristanus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krósEvery word from Latin sacer