Etymology of the English word sacred
the English word
sacredderived from the English word
sacrenderived from the Old French word
sacrerderived 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 sacred in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
