Etymology

sacristan

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Today it means: The person who maintains the sacristy and the sacred objects it contains. Full definition →

French sacristain ← Late Latin sacrista ← Latin sacer
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  1. Latin · derived fromsacer
  2. Late Latin · derived fromsacrista
  3. French · borrowed fromsacristain
  4. English todaysacristan

From French sacristain, Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer. Doublet of sexton.

Words from the same roots

Late Latinsacrista all →

sacrist

Latinsacer all →

sextonsacrilegious

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