Where does “կրեմ” come from?
կրեմ (Old Armenian) comes from Russian крем, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
կրեմ (Old Armenian): to bear, to carry
Definitions
- to bear, to carry
Ancestry of “կրեմ”, step by step
կրեմ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian крем
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | крем | cream, creme |
| 2 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 3 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 4 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 5 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 6 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |