Etymology of the English word sacrament
the English word
sacramentderived from the Old French word
sacrementderived from the Latin word
sacramentum (sum deposited in a civil process, guaranty; oath of allegiance)
derived from the Latin word
sacrare (consecrate, make sacred, dedicate)
derived from the Latin word
sacer (sacred; sacred, holy, consecrated)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sak-Date
The earliest known usage of sacrament in English dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in English
sacramentarianCognates
Dutch
sacrament, French
sacrement, German
Sakrament, Icelandic
sakramenta, Italian
sacramento, Provençal
sacrament, Swedish
sakramentUsage
Word found in Modern English
