Where does “crissement” come from?
crissement (French) comes from French crisser, from French crisse, from French Christ, from Middle French Christ, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
crissement (French): screech; damn, very
Ancestry of “crissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | crisser | to screech, to squeak; to crunch |
| 2 | French | crisse | fuck!; anger; good-for-nothing |
| 3 | French | Christ | Christ |
| 4 | Middle French | Christ | — |
| 5 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |