Where does “Cristo” come from?

Cristo (English) comes from Portuguese Cristo, from Old Portuguese Cristo, from Ecclesiastical Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Ancestry of “Cristo”, step by step

Cristo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Cristo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	Cristo	Christ
2	Old Portuguese	Cristo	—
3	Ecclesiastical Latin	Christus	Christ
4	Ancient Greek	Χριστός	anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
5	Ancient Greek	χρίω	to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʰrēy-	to smear; to paint, streak, smear
7	Proto-Indo-European	gʰer-	to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Italian Cristo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	Cristo	Christ
2	Latin	Chrīstus	—
3	Koine Greek	Χριστός	anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...

via Spanish Cristo

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	Cristo	Christ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω →