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Where does “sacerdotale” come from?

sacerdotale (Middle English) comes from Old French sacerdotal, from Latin sacerdōtālis, from Latin sacerdōs, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

Ancestry of “sacerdotale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsacerdotal—
2Latinsacerdōtālis—
3Latinsacerdōs—
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
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