Where does “ցեղակրոնություն” come from?
ցեղակրոնություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian կրոն, from Old Armenian կրօն, from Old Armenian կրեմ, from Russian крем, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
ցեղակրոնություն (Armenian): Tseghakronism
Definitions
- Tseghakronism
Ancestry of “ցեղակրոնություն”, step by step
ցեղակրոնություն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian կրոն
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | կրոն | religion |
| 2 | Old Armenian | կրօն | law, right, custom, usage; manners, conduct,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | կրեմ | to bear, to carry |
| 4 | Russian | крем | cream, creme |
| 5 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 6 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 7 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 8 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 9 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Armenian ցեղ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ցեղ | tribe; race; clan, kindred |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ցեղ | tribe, race, branch |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ցելում | to rend, to break, to split, to cleave, to cut,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |