Where does “chrétien” come from?
chrétien (French) comes 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.
chrétien (French): Christian
Definitions
- Christian
Ancestry of “chrétien”, step by step
chrétien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French chrestien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | chrestien | Christian |
| 2 | Latin | Christiānus | 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 |
via Vulgar Latin christianus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | christianus | Christian; Alternative form of Chrīstiānus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Χριστιανός | Christian |