Where does “선크림” come from?
선크림 (Korean) comes from English suncream, 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.
선크림 (Korean): suncream; cream-type sunscreen
Definitions
- suncream; cream-type sunscreen
Ancestry of “선크림”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suncream | A cream that contains sunscreen |
| 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 |