Where does “sacra” come from?

sacra (Spanish) comes from Spanish sacro, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

sacra (Spanish): feminine singular of sacro

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of sacro

Ancestry of “sacra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsacrosacred; sacral; sacrum
2Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →