Where does “krémesebb” come from?
krémesebb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian krémes, from Hungarian krém, from German Crème, from Italian crema, from Spanish crema, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Ancestry of “krémesebb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | krémes | A classical Hungarian pastry, a type of custard... |
| 2 | Hungarian | krém | cream |
| 3 | German | Crème | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 4 | Italian | crema | cream; third-person singular present of cremare;... |
| 5 | Spanish | crema | cream; soup with cream; custard |
| 6 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 7 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 8 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 9 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 10 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |