Where does “saserdote” come from?

saserdote (Tagalog) comes from Spanish sacerdote, from Old Spanish sacerdote, from Latin sacerdōs, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

saserdote (Tagalog): cleric; clergyperson; priest

Definitions

  1. cleric; clergyperson; priest

Ancestry of “saserdote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsacerdotepriest
2Old Spanishsacerdotepriest
3Latinsacerdōspriest, priestess, cleric
4Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →