Where does “democristiano” come from?
democristiano (Italian) comes from Italian cristiano, 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.
democristiano (Italian): Christian Democratic; Of or relating to the...
Definitions
- Christian Democratic; Of or relating to the...
Ancestry of “democristiano”, step by step
democristiano traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian cristiano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cristiano | Christian; a Christian; a person |
| 2 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 3 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Italian democratico
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | democratico | democratic; democrat |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | δημοκρατικός | of or for democracy", "favoring or suited for... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |