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Where does “Crístamail” come from?

Crístamail (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish Críst, from Latin Christiānus, 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.

Crístamail (Old Irish): Christian

Definitions

  1. Christian

Ancestry of “Crístamail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishCríst—
2LatinChristiānus—
3LatinChrīstus—
4Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
5Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “Crístamail”

  • Críostúlacht
  • neamhchríostúil
  • Críostúil
  • míchríostúil
  • ainchríostúlacht
  • Crístamlacht
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