Where does “ainchríostúlacht” come from?
ainchríostúlacht (Irish) comes from Irish Críostúlacht, 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 — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
ainchríostúlacht (Irish): unchristian behaviour; barbarity
Definitions
- unchristian behaviour; barbarity
Ancestry of “ainchríostúlacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Críostúlacht | Christianity; Christian charity |
| 2 | Old Irish | Crístamlacht | Christianity |
| 3 | Old Irish | Crístamail | Christian |
| 4 | Old Irish | Críst | Christ |
| 5 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 6 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |