English
sacre
Sacre comes from Old French sacrer ‘to hallow, consecrate, anoint, dedicate’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós ‘sacred’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂krós‘sacred’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsacrō‘to make sacred, consecrate’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sacrer‘to hallow, consecrate, anoint, dedicate’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sacren‘to consecrate, especially with reference to the Eucharist or to a person of holy office…’
- Englishearliest quotation 1885sacre
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂krós‘sacred’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsacrō‘to make sacred, consecrate’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400sacrer‘to hallow, consecrate, anoint, dedicate’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sacren‘to consecrate, especially with reference to the Eucharist or to a person of holy office…’
- Englishearliest quotation 1885sacre
Earliest quotation: 1885, Richard Francis Burton, Shammar edition: “And I purpose this night to sacre you all…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós ‘sacred’
sacramental, sacrilege, 7 more
through Latin sacrō ‘to make sacred, consecrate’
Today it means
verb To consecrate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós / sacre