Where does “via-sacra” come from?

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

via-sacra (Portuguese): The Way of the Cross

Definitions

  1. The Way of the Cross

Ancestry of “via-sacra”, step by step

via-sacra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese sacra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesacraaltar card; feminine singular of sacro
2Portuguesesacrosacred; sacrum
3LatinsacrumA holy or sacred object, e.g. vessel, statue,...
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

via Portuguese Via

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseViaa way; a path
2Old Portuguesevia—
3Latinviāroad, street, path
4Proto-Italic*wiāroad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →