Etymology of the English word sanctimonious
the English word
sanctimonioususing the English suffix
-ousderived from the Latin suffix
-osusderived from the English word
sanctimonyderived from the Obsolete French word
sanctimoniederived from the Latin word
sanctimonia (sanctity, sacredness; purity)
derived from the Late Latin word
sanctus (consecrated, sacred, inviolable; saint)
derived from the Latin word
sancire (confirm, ratify; sanction)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sak-Date
The earliest known usage of sanctimonious in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
