The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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ENTRY: | sak- |
DEFINITION: | To sanctify. 1. Suffixed form *sak-ro-. a. sacred, sacristan, sexton; consecrate, execrate, from Latin sacer, holy, sacred, dedicated; b. compound *sakro-dht-, performer of sacred rites (*-dht-, doer; see dh-). sacerdotal, from Latin sacerds, priest. 2. Nasalized form *sa-n-k-. saint, sanctum; corposant, sacrosanct, sanctify, from Latin sancre (past participle snctus), to make sacred, consecrate. (Pokorny sak- 878.) |
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