Where does “cysegru” come from?
cysegru (Welsh) comes from Welsh cysegr, from Middle Welsh kyssegyr, from Proto-Brythonic *kusegr, from Latin cōnsecrō, from Latin sacrō, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.
cysegru (Welsh): to consecrate, to sanctify
Definitions
- to consecrate, to sanctify
Ancestry of “cysegru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cysegr | sanctuary |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | kyssegyr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | *kusegr | — |
| 4 | Latin | cōnsecrō | To consecrate or dedicate |
| 5 | Latin | sacrō | to declare or set apart as sacred; consecrate, dedicate, hallow or devote; sanctify, enshrine |
| 6 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |