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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

  1. Christianity

Ancestry of “Crístamlacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishCrístamailChristian
2Old IrishCríst—
3LatinChristiānus—
4LatinChrīstus—
5Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
6Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “Crístamlacht”

  • Críostúlacht
  • ainchríostúlacht
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