sancio

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I render, make or appoint as sacred or inviolable by a religious act.
  • I devote, consecrate, dedicate.
  • I forbid under the pain of punishment, enact a penalty against.
  • (legal) I fix (unalterably); establish, decree, ordain; enact, confirm, ratify, sanction.

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- (make a treaty, sanctify).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*seh₂k-

Gloss

make a treaty, sanctify

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