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
Definitions
- 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 | Christ |
| 5 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 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 |