Where does “sacerdotal” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sacerdotal”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	sacerdōtālis	—
2	Latin	sacerdōs	—
3	Latin	sacer	sacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
4	Proto-Indo-European	sh₂krós	sacred
5	Proto-Indo-European	seh₂k-	sacred

Words derived from “sacerdotal”

sacerdotal
sacerdotalism
sacerdotalist
sacerdotally
nonsacerdotal
antisacerdotal
sacerdotalise
sacerdotalize

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