Etymology

consecrate

con·se·crate
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Today it means: To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure. Full definition →

Middle English consecraten ← Latin cōnsecrō ← Proto-Italic *sakrāō
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consecrate · verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂k-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂krós
  8. Proto-Italic*sakros
  9. Proto-Italic*sakrāō
  10. Latinsacrō
  11. Latincōnsecrō
  12. Middle Englishconsecraten
  13. English todayconsecrate

First attested in the late 14ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consecraten (“to dedicate, consecrate (an altar, church); to ordain (a bishop), anoint (a king, a pope); to devote one to religious life”), from consecrat(e) (“consecrated”, used as the past participle of consecraten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin cōnsecrātus, perfect passive participle of cōnsecrāre, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

consecrate · adjective2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromconsecrat(e)“consecrated”
  2. English todayconsecrate

First attested in the late 14ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English consecrat(e) (“consecrated”), used as the past participle of consecraten (“to dedicate, consecrate (an altar, church); to ordain (a bishop), anoint (a king, a pope); to devote one to religious life”); see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more. Regular participial usage up until Early Modern English.

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