Where does “neo-Christianity” come from?
neo-Christianity (English) comes from English Christianity, from Middle English Cristiente, from Old French crestienté, from Latin Christiānitās, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
neo-Christianity (English): A reinterpretation of Christianity
Definitions
- A reinterpretation of Christianity
Ancestry of “neo-Christianity”, step by step
neo-Christianity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Christianity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Christianity | An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ |
| 2 | Middle English | Cristiente | Christendom all Christian people |
| 3 | Old French | crestienté | Christianity; Christendom |
| 4 | Latin | Christiānitās | Christianity |
| 5 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 6 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via English Neo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Neo | An optimized German keyboard layout supporting nearly all Latin-based alphabets |
| 2 | English | neo- | new; contemporary; Having a structure, similar to... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 4 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 5 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 7 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 9 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |