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