Where does “tapakristillinen” come from?
tapakristillinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kristillinen, from Finnish kristi-, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
tapakristillinen (Finnish): culturally Christian, superficially Christian such as celebrating Christian holidays but without being devout in the belief
Definitions
- culturally Christian, superficially Christian such as celebrating Christian holidays but without being devout in the belief
Ancestry of “tapakristillinen”, step by step
tapakristillinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kristillinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kristillinen | Christian; Christian, Christianly, Christianlike |
| 2 | Finnish | kristi- | Christian |
| 3 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |