Where does “Christchurch” come from?
Christchurch derives from English church, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χριστός, from Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek κυριακός, from Ancient Greek κύριος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱēw-.
Ancestry of “Christchurch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Christ | A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus... |
| 2 | Middle English | Crist | — |
| 3 | Old English | Crīst | — |
| 4 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
Words derived from “Christchurch”