Where does “Kélésitù” come from?
Kélésitù (Bembe) comes from Swahili Kristo, from Portuguese Cristo, from Old Portuguese Cristo, from Ecclesiastical Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Kélésitù (Bembe): Christ
Definitions
- Christ
Ancestry of “Kélésitù”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | Kristo | Christ |
| 2 | Portuguese | Cristo | Christ |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | Cristo | — |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | Christus | Christ |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |