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

  1. sanctuary

Ancestry of “sanctuar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsanctuaireshrine (a place that is holy)
2Old Frenchsaintuairesanctuary
3Latinsanctuariumprince's lockbox; shrine, sanctuary; relics of a...
4Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
5LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
6Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
7Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
8HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
9Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ
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