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Where does “consecrar” come from?

consecrar (Old Spanish) comes from Late Latin consacrare, from Latin cōnsecrō, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

Ancestry of “consecrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinconsacrarepresent active infinitive of cōnsacrō;...
2Latincōnsecrō—
3Latinsacrō—
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated , consecrated, hallowed;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “consecrar”

  • consagrado
  • consagración
  • consagrar
  • konsagrado
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →