Where does “Crìosdaidh” come from?
Crìosdaidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish Crístaide, from Old Irish Críst, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Crìosdaidh (Scottish Gaelic): Christian
Ancestry of “Crìosdaidh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | Crístaide | Christian |
| 2 | Old Irish | Críst | — |
| 3 | Latin | Christiānus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |