Where does “խաչակիր” come from?
խաչակիր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խաչակիր, from Old Armenian կրեմ, from Russian крем, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
խաչակիր (Armenian): crusader
Definitions
- crusader
Ancestry of “խաչակիր”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | խաչակիր | cross-bearing; austere, laborious; virtuous;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | կրեմ | to bear, to carry |
| 3 | Russian | крем | cream, creme |
| 4 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 5 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 6 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 7 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 8 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |