Where does “sacrement” come from?
sacrement (Old French) comes from Latin sacrāmentum, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.
sacrement (Old French): coronation; sermon; sacrament
Definitions
- coronation; sermon; sacrament
Ancestry of “sacrement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sacrāmentum | — |
| 2 | Latin | sacrō | — |
| 3 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |
Words derived from “sacrement”