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Where does “Crīst” come from?

Crīst (Old English) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Crīst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinChrīstus—
2Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
3Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “Crīst”

  • Christ
  • Christology
  • Christchurch
  • Christological
  • antichrist
  • Christlike
  • Christer
  • cripes
  • Christlikeness
  • Christless
  • Christly
  • Christic
  • crikey
  • Christologically
  • Christophany
  • Christliness
  • unchristlike
  • Christfollower
  • Christlessness
  • Christologist
  • Christard
  • Christcentrism
  • Christcentric
  • Christ almighty
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