Where does “кретин” come from?
кретин (Russian) 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.
кретин (Russian): cretin, idiot
Ancestry of “кретин”, 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 |