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Where does “sakrosanktan” come from?

sakrosanktan (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “sakrosanktan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacrosanctusinaugurated or consecrated with religious...
2Latinsānctus—
3LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
4Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
5Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
6HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
7Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “sakrosanktan”

  • sakrosanktnost
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