Where does “Miniconjoux” come from?
Miniconjoux (English) comes from English X, 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.
Miniconjoux (English): plural of Miniconjou
Definitions
- plural of Miniconjou
Ancestry of “Miniconjoux”, step by step
Miniconjoux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English X
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | X | An unknown quantity or unknown value; A variable... |
| 2 | English | Christ | A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus... |
| 3 | Middle English | Crist | (Jesus) Christ |
| 4 | Old English | Crīst | Christ |
| 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 |
via English miniconjou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | miniconjou | A member of a Native American people constituting a subdivision of the Lakota people, who formerly inhabited an area in western present-day South Dakota from the Black Hills to the Platte River |
| 2 | Lakota | Mnikȟówožu | the Miniconjou |
| 3 | Lakota | mni | water, stream |
| 4 | Proto-Siouan | *wa-rį́· | water, liquid |