Where does “sacra” come from?

sacra (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sacro, from Latin sacrum, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacra (Portuguese): altar card; feminine singular of sacro

Definitions

  1. altar card; feminine singular of sacro

Ancestry of “sacra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesacrosacred; sacrum
2LatinsacrumA holy or sacred object, e.g. vessel, statue,...
3Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sacra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →