Where does “creme” come from?
Crème comes from Old French cresme, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα, meaning anointing oil, ultimately from the root χρίω meaning to anoint.
creme (English): A very sugary, fluffy white cream derivative;...
Definitions
- A very sugary, fluffy white cream derivative;...
Ancestry of “creme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 2 | Middle French | chresme | — |
| 3 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 4 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 5 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
Words derived from “creme”