Where does “ครีมเทียม” come from?

ครีมเทียม (Thai) comes from Thai ครีม, from English cream, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

ครีมเทียม (Thai): nondairy creamer for putting in coffee

Definitions

  1. nondairy creamer for putting in coffee

Ancestry of “ครีมเทียม”, step by step

ครีมเทียม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ครีม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiครีมcream
2EnglishcreamThe butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to...
3Frenchcrèmecream; cool; café crème
4Middle Frenchchresmecream (milk product)
5Old Frenchcresmecream
6Late Latincramaskim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
7Late Latinchrismaointment
8Ancient Greekχρῖσμαanointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
9Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Thai เทียม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเทียมto yoke; to harness; to equal; to emulate;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω