Where does “sanctuar” come from?
sanctuar (Romanian) comes from French sanctuaire, from Old French saintuaire, from Latin sanctuarium, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב — heel of the foot; heel.
sanctuar (Romanian): sanctuary
Definitions
- sanctuary
Ancestry of “sanctuar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sanctuaire | shrine (a place that is holy) |
| 2 | Old French | saintuaire | sanctuary |
| 3 | Latin | sanctuarium | prince's lockbox; shrine, sanctuary; relics of a... |
| 4 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 5 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 8 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |