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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Ancestry of “Kakure Kirishitan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 隠れキリシタン | Kakure Kirishitan |
| 2 | Japanese | キリシタン | early Japanese Christianity, from the Muromachi period |
| 3 | Portuguese | cristão | Christian; soul |
| 4 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 5 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |