myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of sacrificium

Etymology of the Latin word sacrificium

the Latin word sacrificium (sacrifice, offering to a deity)

derived from the Latin word sacer (sacred; sacred, holy, consecrated)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sak-

derived from the Latin word sacrificare (sacrifice; celebrate the Mass)

derived from the Latin word sacrum (sacrifice; sacred vessel; religious rites)

using the Late Latin suffix -ficare

derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhē-

using the Latin suffix -ficium

Derivations in other languages

French sacrifice, Italian sacrificio, Portuguese sacrifício, Spanish sacrificio