Where does “kremo” come from?

kremo (Ido) comes from Esperanto kremo, from Italian crema, from Spanish crema, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

kremo (Ido): cream; the best part of something; milk skin

Definitions

  1. cream; the best part of something; milk skin

Ancestry of “kremo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokremocream
2Italiancremacream; third-person singular present of cremare;...
3Spanishcremacream; soup with cream; custard
4Frenchcrèmecream; cool; café crème
5Middle Frenchchresmecream (milk product)
6Old Frenchcresmecream
7Late Latincramaskim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
8Late Latinchrismaointment
9Ancient Greekχρῖσμαanointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
10Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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