Where does “voikreemi” come from?
voikreemi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kreemi, from Swedish kräm, 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.
voikreemi (Finnish): buttercream
Definitions
- buttercream
Ancestry of “voikreemi”, step by step
voikreemi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kreemi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kreemi | pastry cream |
| 2 | Swedish | kräm | cream, crème |
| 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 |