Where does “execra” come from?

execra (Romanian) comes from French exécrer, from Latin exsēcror, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

execra (Romanian): to loathe

Definitions

to loathe

Ancestry of “execra”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	exécrer	to loathe
2	Latin	exsēcror	to curse or execrate
3	Latin	sacer	sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
4	Proto-Indo-European	sh₂krós	sacred
5	Proto-Indo-European	seh₂k-	sacred

Words derived from “execra”

execrare

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