Where does “kremo” come from?
kremo (Esperanto) comes from Italian crema, from Spanish crema, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
kremo (Esperanto): cream
Definitions
- cream
Ancestry of “kremo”, step by step
kremo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian crema
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | crema | cream; third-person singular present of cremare;... |
| 2 | Spanish | crema | cream; soup with cream; custard |
| 3 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 4 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 5 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 6 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 7 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 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 |
via English cream
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cream | The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to... |
| 2 | English | Bath | An English marquisate |
| 3 | Middle English | baþ | Alternative form of bath |
| 4 | Old English | bæþ | bath; baptismal font |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baþ | bath |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | baþą | bath |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₁- | to foment; warm; bathe |