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Where does “crisser” come from?

crisser (French) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

crisser (French): to screech, to squeak; to crunch

Definitions

  1. to screech, to squeak; to crunch

Ancestry of “crisser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrissefuck!; anger; good-for-nothing
2FrenchChristChrist
3Middle FrenchChrist—
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 “crisser”

  • crissement
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