Where does “hypochristian” come from?
hypochristian (English) comes from English hypocrite, from Old French ypocrite, from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής, from Ancient Greek ὑποκρίνομαι, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο-, from Ancient Greek ὑπό.
hypochristian (English): A Christian who behaves contrary to Christian...
Definitions
- A Christian who behaves contrary to Christian...
Ancestry of “hypochristian”, step by step
hypochristian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypocrite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypocrite | Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to... |
| 2 | Old French | ypocrite | Alternative form of ipocrite |
| 3 | Latin | hypocrita | mimic; hypocrite |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκριτής | one who answers: interpreter, expounder; stage... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὑποκρίνομαι | to answer; to interpret; to dialogue, to answer... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔ποκρῑ́νω | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ῠ̔πο- | under, lower; by, under; under”, “beneath |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὑπό | |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via English christian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | christian | A believer in Christianity |
| 2 | Middle English | Cristien | Christian; of those who believe in Christ;... |
| 3 | Old French | chrestien | Christian |
| 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 |