Where does “Recea-Cristur” come from?
Recea-Cristur (English) comes from Romanian Recea-Cristur, from Romanian Cristur, from Hungarian Keresztúr, from Hungarian kereszt, from Proto-Slavic krьstъ, from Old High German Krist, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Ancestry of “Recea-Cristur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Recea-Cristur | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Cristur | — |
| 3 | Hungarian | Keresztúr | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | kereszt | cross; dagger; crucifix |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | krьstъ | "West Slavic:" baptism; "East and South Slavic:"... |
| 6 | Old High German | Krist | — |
| 7 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |