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Where does “Χρῐστῐᾱνός” come from?

Χρῐστῐᾱνός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Χρῐστῐᾱνός (Ancient Greek): Christian

Definitions

  1. Christian

Ancestry of “Χρῐστῐᾱνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
2Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “Χρῐστῐᾱνός”

  • Christian
  • Christianity
  • Christine
  • Christiansen
  • Christianization
  • christen
  • Christianize
  • cretinism
  • cretin
  • cretinous
  • Christianopolis
  • Christianness
  • Christianlike
  • rechristen
  • unchristianlike
  • dechristianization
  • unchristianize
  • Christianese
  • Christene
  • Antichristianism
  • cretinoid
  • christener
  • Christianophobia
  • Christianist
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