Where does “sagart” come from?

sagart (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish sacart, from Latin sacerdōs, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sagart (Scottish Gaelic): chaplain, priest; ram with one of its testicles...

Definitions

  1. chaplain, priest; ram with one of its testicles...

Ancestry of “sagart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsacartpriest
2Latinsacerdōspriest, priestess, cleric
3Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →