Where does “kretyn” come from?
kretyn (Polish) comes from French crétin, from French crestin, from French chrétien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
kretyn (Polish): cretin
Ancestry of “kretyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | crétin | cretin |
| 2 | French | crestin | Christian |
| 3 | French | chrétien | Christian |
| 4 | Old French | chrestien | Christian |
| 5 | Latin | Christiānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |