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sacro.

sacred

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsa.kro/

  1. sacred

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros Archaic Latin sakros Old Latin sacros Old Latin *sakr̥s Old Latin *sakerr Latin sacer, sacra, sacrum Italian sacro Inherited from Latin sacrum, from Proto-Italic *sakros, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós, derived from the root *seh₂k- (“to sanctify, to make a treaty”).

verb/ˈsa.kro/

  1. synonym of sacrato, past participle of sacrare

    literary · participle · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros Archaic Latin sakros Old Latin sacros Old Latin *sakr̥s Old Latin *sakerr Latin sacer, sacra, sacrum Italian sacro Inherited from Latin sacrum, from Proto-Italic *sakros, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós, derived from the root *seh₂k- (“to sanctify, to make a treaty”).

adj/ˈsa.kro/

  1. only used in osso sacro

    invariable
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin ōs sacrum, calque of Ancient Greek ἱερὸν ὀστέον (hieròn ostéon, “big bone”), with influence from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”).

noun/ˈsa.kro/

  1. sacrum

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin ōs sacrum, calque of Ancient Greek ἱερὸν ὀστέον (hieròn ostéon, “big bone”), with influence from ἱερός (hierós, “sacred”).

noun/ˈsa.kro/

  1. saker falcon (Falco cherrug)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Probably from Arabic صَقْر (ṣaqr), with influence from sacro (“sacred”).

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