Where does “Christlessness” come from?
Christlessness (English) comes from English Christless, from English Christ, from Middle English Crist, from Old English Crīst, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Christlessness (English): Absence of Christ or the Christian faith
Definitions
- Absence of Christ or the Christian faith
Ancestry of “Christlessness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Christless | Without Christ or the Christian faith;... |
| 2 | English | Christ | A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus... |
| 3 | Middle English | Crist | — |
| 4 | Old English | Crīst | — |
| 5 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 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 |