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Where does “Christóval” come from?

Christóval (Old Spanish) comes from Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστός, from Ancient Greek χρῑστός, from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ — anointer; anointed; anointed”, “messiah.

Ancestry of “Christóval”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinChristophorus—
2Koine GreekΧρῑστόφορος—
3Ancient GreekΧρῑστόςChrist; messiah; Jesus Christ
4Ancient Greekχρῑστόςthe anointed one; anointed one
5Hebrewמָשִׁיחַanointer; anointed; anointed”, “messiah
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