Where does “étouffe-chrétien” come from?
étouffe-chrétien (French) comes from French chrétien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Christiānus, 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.
étouffe-chrétien (French): stodge, stodgy meal
Definitions
- stodge, stodgy meal
Ancestry of “étouffe-chrétien”, step by step
étouffe-chrétien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French chrétien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chrétien | Christian |
| 2 | Old French | chrestien | Christian |
| 3 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 4 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via French étouffer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | étouffer | to choke; to stop, to inhibit, to prevent |
| 2 | Old French | estouffler | to blow; to fill with air |
| 3 | Old French | touffer | — |
| 4 | Latin | tȳphus | a form, type, or character of a fever |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |