Where does “execrar” come from?

execrar (Portuguese) comes from Latin exsēcror, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

execrar (Portuguese): to execrate

Definitions

  1. to execrate

Ancestry of “execrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexsēcrorto curse or execrate
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →