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Where does “carstgàna” come from?

carstgàna (Romansch) comes from Latin Christiana, from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

carstgàna (Romansch): female human being

Definitions

  1. female human being

Ancestry of “carstgàna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinChristiananominative feminine singular of Chrīstiānus;...
2LatinChristianusChristian; a Christian person, a Christian
3Ancient GreekΧριστιανόςChristian
4Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
5Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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