Where does “Eucharist” come from?
Eucharist comes from Middle English eukarist, from Old French eucariste, from Ancient Greek εὐχαριστία, meaning thanksgiving, derived from χάρις grace and χαίρω to rejoice.
Eucharist (English): The Christian sacrament of Holy Communion; A...
Definitions
- The Christian sacrament of Holy Communion; A...
Ancestry of “Eucharist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | eukarist | the Eucharist |
| 2 | Old French | eucariste | — |
| 3 | Latin | eucharistia | The Eucharist |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | εὐχαριστία | thanks, gratitude; giving of thanks,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εὐχάριστος | pleasant, agreeable; well-favoured, popular;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χάρις | one of the Charites; a Charis |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Χᾰ́ρῐς | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαίρω | To be full of cheer, i.e. calmly happy or well... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰəřřō | to rejoice |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |