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English word saint comes from Proto-Indo-European *sān-, and later Old English (ca. 450-1100) sanct (Saint.)
*sān- (Proto-Indo-European)
healthy, happy
sancio (Latin)
(legal) I fix (unalterably); establish, decree, ordain; enact, confirm, ratify, sanction.. I devote, consecrate, dedicate.. I forbid under the pain of punishment, enact a penalty against.. I render, make or appoint as sacred or inviolable by a religious act.
sanctus (Latin)
(Late Latin) A person who is officially proclaimed as having lived a life of heroic virtue.. (Late Latin) A saint; person who lives a holy and virtuous life.. (Late Latin) A title given to (2), usually capitalized, prefixed to the person's name.
sanct (Old English)
Saint.
sainct (Middle English)
saint (English)
(archaic) A holy object.. (figuratively, by extension) A person with positive qualities; one who does good.. A person to whom a church or another religious group has officially attributed the title of "saint"; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue.. One of the blessed in heaven.. One who is sanctified or made holy; a person who is separated unto God’s service. [...]