sacramentum

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What does sacramentum mean?

An Ancient Roman oath or vow that rendered the swearer "given to the gods", in the negative sense if he violated it.

Where does sacramentum come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *sh₂krós Proto-Italic *sakros Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *sakrāō Latin sacrō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin sacrāmentumbor. English sacramentum Borrowed from Latin sacrāmentum.

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