Etymology

sacration

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Today it means: A coronation or consecration. Full definition →

Latin sacrātiō ~ sacrātiōnis ← Proto-Italic *sakrāō ← Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂k-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sh₂krós
  3. Proto-Italic*sakros
  4. Proto-Italic*sakrāō
  5. Latinsacrō
  6. Latinsacrātiō ~ sacrātiōnis
  7. English todaysacration

Borrowed from Latin sacrātiō ~ sacrātiōnis (“dedication, consecration”), from sacrō (“consecrate, dedicate, devote”) + -tiō.

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