Etymology

deconsecrate

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Today it means: To remove the holy or sacred status of a place Full definition →

English consecrate ← Middle English consecraten ← Latin cōnsecrō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  9. Proto-Italic*kom
  10. Proto-Italic*kom-
  11. Latincon-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂k-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂krós
  14. Proto-Italic*sakros
  15. Proto-Italic*sakrāō
  16. Latinsacrō
  17. Latincōnsecrō
  18. Middle Englishconsecraten
  19. Englishconsecrate
  20. English todaydeconsecrate

From de- + consecrate.

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