Where does “crishtinãtati” come from?
crishtinãtati (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian crishtin, from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
crishtinãtati (Aromanian): Christianity; Christendom; the entirety of the...
Definitions
- Christianity; Christendom; the entirety of the...
Ancestry of “crishtinãtati”, step by step
crishtinãtati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Aromanian crishtin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aromanian | crishtin | Christian |
| 2 | Latin | Christianus | Christian; a Christian person, a Christian |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Χριστιανός | Christian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Late Latin Christianitas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | Christianitas | Christianity |
| 2 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 3 | Latin | -iānus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ānus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |