Where does “incretinimento” come from?
incretinimento (Italian) comes from Italian incretinire, from Italian cretino, from French crétin, from French crestin, from French chrétien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
incretinimento (Italian): stultification
Definitions
- stultification
Ancestry of “incretinimento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | incretinire | To stultify; To go barmy |
| 2 | Italian | cretino | cretinous; cretin; moron |
| 3 | French | crétin | cretin |
| 4 | French | crestin | Christian |
| 5 | French | chrétien | Christian |
| 6 | Old French | chrestien | Christian |
| 7 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 8 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |