Etymology of the Latin word sacramentum
the Latin word
sacramentum (sum deposited in a civil process, guaranty; oath of allegiance)
derived from the Latin word
sacrare (consecrate, make sacred, dedicate)
derived from the Latin word
sacer (sacred; sacred, holy, consecrated)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sak-Derivations in Latin
sacramentalisDerivations in other languages
French
sacrement, French
sairement, Italian
sacramento, Spanish
sacramentoUsage
Word found in Church Latin, Late Latin
