Where does “кремшнита” come from?
кремшнита (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Cremeschnitte, from German Crème, from Italian crema, from Spanish crema, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
кремшнита (Serbo-Croatian): a type of dessert
Definitions
- a type of dessert
Ancestry of “кремшнита”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Cremeschnitte | cream slice |
| 2 | German | Crème | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 3 | Italian | crema | cream; third-person singular present of cremare;... |
| 4 | Spanish | crema | cream; soup with cream; custard |
| 5 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 6 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 7 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 8 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 9 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |