Where does “sacerdotisa” come from?

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

sacerdotisa (Portuguese): priestess

Definitions

  1. priestess

Ancestry of “sacerdotisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesacerdotepriest
2Latinsacerdōspriest, priestess, cleric
3Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →