Where does “sacro” come from?

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

sacro (Spanish): sacred; sacral; sacrum

Definitions

  1. sacred; sacral; sacrum

Ancestry of “sacro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
2Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

Words derived from “sacro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →