Where does “skretynieć” come from?
skretynieć (Polish) comes from Polish kretynieć, from Polish kretyn, from French crétin, from French crestin, from French chrétien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
skretynieć (Polish): to become stupid, to go daffy, to grow stupid
Definitions
- to become stupid, to go daffy, to grow stupid
Ancestry of “skretynieć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kretynieć | to become stupid, to go daffy, to grow stupid |
| 2 | Polish | kretyn | cretin |
| 3 | French | crétin | cretin |
| 4 | French | crestin | Christian |
| 5 | French | chrétien | Christian |
| 6 | Old French | chrestien | Christian |
| 7 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 8 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |