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Where does “Kakure Kirishitan” come from?

Kakure Kirishitan (English) comes from Japanese 隠れキリシタン, from Japanese キリシタン, from Portuguese cristão, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Kakure Kirishitan (English): A member of the Japanese Catholic Church during...

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  1. A member of the Japanese Catholic Church during...

Ancestry of “Kakure Kirishitan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese隠れキリシタン—
2Japaneseキリシタン—
3PortuguesecristãoChristian; soul
4LatinChristiānus—
5LatinChrīstus—
6Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
7Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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