Where does “priestianity” come from?
priestianity (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.
priestianity (English): Any practices of Christianity that place an excessive emphasis on the role of the priest
Definitions
- Any practices of Christianity that place an excessive emphasis on the role of the priest
Ancestry of “priestianity”, step by step
priestianity 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 priest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | priest | a religious clergyman who is trained to perform... |
| 2 | Middle English | prest | loan, borrowing; tax, fee, levy; advance payment |
| 3 | Old French | prest | loan; monetary gift |
| 4 | Latin | pressus | pressed, having been pressed, squeezed;... |
| 5 | Latin | premere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | premo | I press; I pursue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pres- | to press |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |