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Where does “sacramental” come from?

sacramental (Old French) comes from Latin sacramentalis, from Latin sacrāmentum, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

Ancestry of “sacramental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacramentalissacramental
2Latinsacrāmentum—
3Latinsacrō—
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sacramental”

  • sacramental
  • sacramentally
  • sacramentality
  • sacramentalism
  • sacramentalist
  • nonsacramental
  • sacramentalness
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