Where does “분크림” come from?
분크림 (Korean) comes from Korean 크림, from English cream, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
분크림 (Korean): BB cream, foundation
Definitions
- BB cream, foundation
Ancestry of “분크림”, step by step
분크림 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 크림
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 크림 | cream |
| 2 | English | cream | The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to... |
| 3 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 4 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 5 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 6 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 7 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 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 |