Where does “Antichristic” come from?
Antichristic (English) comes from English antichrist, from Middle English Antecrist, from Middle French antecrist, from Medieval Latin Antichristus, from Ancient Greek Ἀντίχριστος, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Antichristic (English): Of or relating to the Antichrist
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Antichrist
Ancestry of “Antichristic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | antichrist | One who works against the teachings of Christ |
| 2 | Middle English | Antecrist | — |
| 3 | Middle French | antecrist | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Antichristus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀντίχριστος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |