Where does “crisme” come from?
crisme (Middle English) comes from Old English crisma, from Medieval Latin crisma, from Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Ancestry of “crisme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | crisma | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | crisma | — |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | chrisma | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 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 |