Where does “chiasmă” come from?
chiasmă (Romanian) comes from French chiasma, from New Latin chiasma, from Ancient Greek χῑ́ασμα, from Ancient Greek χῑάζω, from Ancient Greek Χ, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
chiasmă (Romanian): chiasma
Definitions
- chiasma
Ancestry of “chiasmă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chiasma | chiasma |
| 2 | New Latin | chiasma | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χῑ́ασμα | crosspiece |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χῑάζω | to behave like a Chian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χ | Chi; chi |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |