Where does “crémer” come from?

crémer (French) comes from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

crémer (French): to add cream; to turn to cream; to cremate

Definitions

to add cream; to turn to cream; to cremate

Ancestry of “crémer”, step by step

crémer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French crème

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	crème	cream; cool; café crème
2	Middle French	chresme	cream (milk product)
3	Old French	cresme	cream
4	Late Latin	crama	skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
5	Late Latin	chrisma	ointment
6	Ancient Greek	χρῖσμα	anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
7	Ancient Greek	χρίω	to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
8	Proto-Indo-European	gʰrēy-	to smear; to paint, streak, smear
9	Proto-Indo-European	gʰer-	to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Latin cremō

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	cremō	to consume or destroy by fire; burn

Words derived from “crémer”

crémage

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω →