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Where does “Críostúlacht” come from?

Críostúlacht (Irish) comes from Old Irish Crístamlacht, from Old Irish Crístamail, from Old Irish Críst, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Críostúlacht (Irish): Christianity; Christian charity

Definitions

  1. Christianity; Christian charity

Ancestry of “Críostúlacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishCrístamlachtChristianity
2Old IrishCrístamailChristian
3Old IrishCríst—
4LatinChristiānus—
5LatinChrīstus—
6Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
7Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “Críostúlacht”

  • ainchríostúlacht
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