Where does “Afro-Christianity” come from?
Afro-Christianity (English) comes from English Christianity, from Middle English Cristiente, from Old French crestienté, from Latin Christiānitās, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Afro-Christianity (English): African forms of Christianity
Definitions
- African forms of Christianity
Ancestry of “Afro-Christianity”, step by step
Afro-Christianity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Christianity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Christianity | An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ |
| 2 | Middle English | Cristiente | Christendom all Christian people |
| 3 | Old French | crestienté | Christianity; Christendom |
| 4 | Latin | Christiānitās | Christianity |
| 5 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 6 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |