Where does “перекрещиваться” come from?
перекрещиваться (Russian) comes from Russian перекре́щивать, from Russian перекрести́ть, from Russian крести́ть, from Proto-Slavic krьstiti, from Proto-Slavic krьstъ, from Old High German Krist, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
перекрещиваться (Russian): to cross, to intersect; passive of перекре́щивать
Definitions
- to cross, to intersect; passive of перекре́щивать
Ancestry of “перекрещиваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | перекре́щивать | to cross, to intersect |
| 2 | Russian | перекрести́ть | to make a sign of the cross (over), to cross |
| 3 | Russian | крести́ть | to baptize, to christen |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | krьstiti | to baptize |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | krьstъ | "West Slavic:" baptism; "East and South Slavic:"... |
| 6 | Old High German | Krist | — |
| 7 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |