Etymology of the English word sacristy
the English word
sacristyderived from the Anglo-Norman word
sacristiederived 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 sacristy in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Catalan
sagristia, Dutch
sacristie, French
sacristie, German
Sakristei, Italian
sacristia, Norwegian
sakristi, Spanish
sacristia, Swedish
sakristiaUsage
Word found in Modern English
