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Where does “neuchreestee” come from?

neuchreestee (Manx) comes from Manx Creest, from Old Irish Críst, 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.

neuchreestee (Manx): unchristian

Definitions

  1. unchristian

Ancestry of “neuchreestee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ManxCreestChrist
2Old IrishCríst—
3LatinChristiānus—
4LatinChrīstus—
5Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
6Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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