Where does “Christine” come from?
Christine (French) comes from German Christkind, from German Christ, from Middle High German kristen, from Old High German kristāni, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Christine (French): a folkloric figure similar to Santa Claus who brings gifts on New Year's Eve
Definitions
- a folkloric figure similar to Santa Claus who brings gifts on New Year's Eve
Ancestry of “Christine”, step by step
Christine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Christkind
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Christkind | Christ Child |
| 2 | German | Christ | a Christian; Christ |
| 3 | Middle High German | kristen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kristāni | — |
| 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 Latin Christiana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Christiana | nominative feminine singular of Chrīstiānus;... |
| 2 | Latin | Christianus | Christian; a Christian person, a Christian |
| 3 | Latin | -ianus | Enlarged form of -ānus, especially frequent in... |
| 4 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |