Where does “Ainchríost” come from?

Ainchríost (Irish) comes from Irish Críost, from Old Irish Críst, from Latin Christiānus, 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.

Ainchríost (Irish): Antichrist

Definitions

  1. Antichrist

Ancestry of “Ainchríost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishCríostChrist
2Old IrishCrístChrist
3LatinChristiānusChristian
4LatinChrīstus
5Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
6Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω
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