Etymology of the English word consecrate
the English word
consecratederived from the Latin word
consecratio (consecration, dedication; making sacred)
derived from the Latin word
consecratus (consecrated, holy, sacred)
derived from the Latin word
consecrare (consecrate, dedicate, set apart)
using the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
sacer (sacred; sacred, holy, consecrated)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sak-Date
The earliest known usage of consecrate in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
desecrate,
consecrated,
consecratingUsage
Word found in Modern English
