Where does “Crístamlacht” come from?
Crístamlacht (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish Crístamail, 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.
Crístamlacht (Old Irish): Christianity
Definitions
- Christianity
Ancestry of “Crístamlacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | Crístamail | Christian |
| 2 | Old Irish | Críst | Christ |
| 3 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 4 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |