Etymology of the English word sacristan
the English word
sacristanderived from the Latin word
sacristanus (sacristan)
derived from the Latin word
sacristia (vestry)
derived from the Latin word
sacrista (sacristan)
derived from the Latin word
sacer (sacred; sacred, holy, consecrated)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sak-derived from the Latin word
sacraDate
The earliest known usage of sacristan in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
