Where does “Cristen” come from?
Cristen (Middle English) comes from Old English crīsten, 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.
Cristen (Middle English): Christian; ecclesiastical, of the church
Definitions
- Christian; ecclesiastical, of the church
Ancestry of “Cristen”, step by step
Cristen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English crīsten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | crīsten | Christian |
| 2 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 3 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Old English cristen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | cristen | Christian; a Christian |
| 2 | Latin | Christianus | Christian; a Christian person, a Christian |
| 3 | Latin | -ianus | Enlarged form of -ānus, especially frequent in... |
| 4 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |