myEtymology.com: French etymology of secrestein

Etymology of the French word secrestein

the Old French word secrestein

derived 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 sacra

English sexton

Word found in Old French