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Where does “Christianism” come from?

Christianism (English) comes from Latin christianismus, from Ancient Greek χριστιανός, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Christianism (English): Christian fundamentalism; The Christian religion;...

Definitions

  1. Christian fundamentalism; The Christian religion;...

Ancestry of “Christianism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinchristianismus—
2Ancient Greekχριστιανός—
3LatinChristiānus—
4LatinChrīstus—
5Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
6Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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