Etymology of the English word sacrifice
the English word sacrifice
derived from the Old French word sacrifice
derived from the Latin word sacrificium (sacrifice, offering to a deity)
derived from the Latin word sacer (sacred; sacred, holy, consecrated)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sak-
derived from the Latin word sacrificare (sacrifice; celebrate the Mass)
derived from the Latin word sacrum (sacrifice; sacred vessel; religious rites)
using the Latin suffix -ficium
