Where does “Chrissy” come from?
Chrissy derives from Middle English -y, from Middle French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ivus, from Latin -ia, from Proto-Indo-European -kos.
Chrissy (English): Christmas
Definitions
- Christmas
Ancestry of “Chrissy”, step by step
Chrissy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Chris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chris | — |
| 2 | English | Christine | A locale in the United States |
| 3 | French | Christine | a folkloric figure similar to Santa Claus who brings gifts on New Year's Eve |
| 4 | German | Christkind | Christ Child |
| 5 | German | Christ | a Christian; Christ |
| 6 | Middle High German | kristen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | kristāni | — |
| 8 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 9 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 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 English Christmas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Christmas | A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs including gift-giving, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places |
| 2 | Middle English | Cristemasse | Christmas the 25th of December |
| 3 | Old English | Cristes mæsse | Christmas |
| 4 | Old English | mæsse | mass |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | messa | Eucharist, dismissal; Eucharist; dismissal;... |
| 6 | Latin | missa | Mass; Christian eucharistic liturgy; nominative... |
| 7 | Latin | missum | accusative supine of mittō; inflection of... |
| 8 | Latin | mittō | to send, dispatch, cause to go, let go, release, discharge |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | meitō | to put forth, put out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meyth₂- | to hurt; to exchange, remove; to replace, to... |