Where does “隠れキリシタン” come from?

隠れキリシタン (Japanese) comes from Japanese キリシタン, from Portuguese cristão, 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.

隠れキリシタン (Japanese): Kakure Kirishitan

Definitions

  1. Kakure Kirishitan

Ancestry of “隠れキリシタン”, step by step

隠れキリシタン traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese キリシタン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseキリシタンearly Japanese Christianity, from the Muromachi period
2PortuguesecristãoChristian; soul
3LatinChristiānusChristian
4LatinChrīstus
5Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
6Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Japanese [[隠れる

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese[[隠れる

via Japanese 隠れ]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
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Words derived from “隠れキリシタン

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω