Where does “Christian” come from?

Christian (Norwegian) comes from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός, 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 “Christian”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Christianus	Christian; a Christian person, a Christian
2	Ancient Greek	Χριστιανός	Christian
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 “Christian”

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