Where does “Antecrist” come from?
Antecrist (Middle English) comes from Middle French antecrist, from Medieval Latin Antichristus, from Ancient Greek Ἀντίχριστος, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Ancestry of “Antecrist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | antecrist | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | Antichristus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀντίχριστος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
Words derived from “Antecrist”