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Where does “crestin” come from?

crestin (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.

crestin (French): Christian

Definitions

  1. Christian

Ancestry of “crestin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchchrétienChristian
2Old FrenchchrestienChristian
3LatinChristiānus—
4LatinChrīstus—
5Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
6Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “crestin”

  • cretinism
  • cretin
  • cretinous
  • cretinoid
  • cretinously
  • cretinize
  • cretino
  • cretinez
  • cretino
  • cretinata
  • cretinamente
  • rincretinire
  • cretinoide
  • cretineria
  • incretinire
  • incretinimento
  • кретин
  • crétin
  • crétinisme
  • cretino
  • kreteno
  • kretyn
  • cretinism
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