Where does “acusa-cristos” come from?
acusa-cristos (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese acusar, from Old Portuguese acusar, from Latin accūsō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
acusa-cristos (Portuguese): denunciator
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Ancestry of “acusa-cristos”, step by step
acusa-cristos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese acusar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | acusar | to accuse |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | acusar | — |
| 3 | Latin | accūsō | to blame, reproach, make a complaint against, find fault with |
| 4 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Portuguese Cristo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Cristo | Christ |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | Cristo | — |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | Christus | Christ |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |