Etymology of the Latin word sanctus
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-Derivations in Latin
sanctificare,
sanctitas,
sanctum,
sanctimonia,
sanctio,
sanctuarium,
Sanctus,
sanctensis,
sacrosanctusDerivations in other languages
Albanian
shënëndre, Albanian
shenjt, French
saint, French
sanctifier, Portuguese
santo, Romanian
sânt, Spanish
sanctus, Spanish
santo, Spanish
santeríaUsage
Word found in Late Latin
