English
sacrify
Sacrify comes from Latin sacrificō ‘make or offer a sacrifice’, from sacer ‘sacred’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seh₂k-‘to make sacred’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂krósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sakros‘sacred’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEsakros
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEsacros
- Old Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCE*sakr̥sreconstructed
- Old Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCE*sakerrreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsacer‘sacred’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsacrificō‘make or offer a sacrifice’
- Englishtodaysacrify
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seh₂k-‘to make sacred’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂krósreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*sakros‘sacred’reconstructed
- Archaic Latinc. 700–75 BCEsakros
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEsacros
- Old Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCE*sakr̥sreconstructed
- Old Latin, derivedc. 700–75 BCE*sakerrreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsacer‘sacred’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsacrificō‘make or offer a sacrifice’
- Englishtodaysacrify
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- ‘to make sacred’
saint, sanction, santo, sanctity, sanctification, 11 more
through Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós
through Proto-Italic *sakros ‘sacred’
consecration, consecrate, sacramental, 7 more
through Latin sacer ‘sacred’
Today it means
verb —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- / sacrify