Where does “sacristie” come from?

sacristie (Romanian) comes from French sacristie, from Latin sacristia, from Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacristie (Romanian): sacristy

Definitions

  1. sacristy

Ancestry of “sacristie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsacristiesacristy
2Latinsacristiavestry
3Latinsacristasexton; sacristan, vestryman
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →
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