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