sacre

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sh₂krós“sacred”
2. Latin · derived fromsacrō“to make sacred, consecrate”
3. Old French · derived fromsacrer“to hallow, consecrate, anoint, dedicate”
4. Middle English · inherited fromsacren
5. English todaysacre

From Middle English sacren, sakeren (“to make holy, hallow”), from Old French sacrer (“to hallow, consecrate, anoint, dedicate”), from Latin sacrō (“to make sacred, consecrate”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós (“sacred”), from *seh₂k- (“to sanctify, to make a treaty”).

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