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Where does “сакросанктност” come from?

сакросанктност (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian сакроса̀нктан, from Latin sacrosanctus, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

сакросанктност (Serbo-Croatian): sacrosanctity

Definitions

  1. sacrosanctity

Ancestry of “сакросанктност”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсакроса̀нктан—
2Latinsacrosanctusinaugurated or consecrated with religious...
3Latinsānctus—
4LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
5Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
6Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
7HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
8Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵב →