Where does “sakramento” come from?
sakramento (Tagalog) comes from Spanish sacramento, from Old Spanish sagramento, from Latin sacrāmentum, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.
sakramento (Tagalog): sacrament
Definitions
- sacrament
Ancestry of “sakramento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sacramento | sacrament |
| 2 | Old Spanish | sagramento | — |
| 3 | Latin | sacrāmentum | a sum of money deposited in pledge by two individuals involved in a suit, the money of the loser in the suit being used for religious purposes |
| 4 | Latin | sacrō | to declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate, dedicate, hallow or devote; sanctify, enshrine |
| 5 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |