Where does “sacerdote” come from?

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

sacerdote (Portuguese): priest

Definitions

  1. priest

Ancestry of “sacerdote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacerdōspriest, priestess, cleric
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sacerdote

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krósEvery word from Latin sacer
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