Where does “Kristi flygare” come from?
Kristi flygare (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Kristi, from Norwegian Kristine, from Latin Christina, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Kristi flygare (Swedish): Ascension Day
Definitions
- Ascension Day
Ancestry of “Kristi flygare”, step by step
Kristi flygare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Kristi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian | Kristi | — |
| 2 | Norwegian | Kristine | Christina |
| 3 | Latin | Christina | — |
| 4 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 5 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |