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
- Christian fundamentalism; The Christian religion;...
Ancestry of “Christianism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | christianismus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χριστιανός | a Christian |
| 3 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 4 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |