Where does “XVII” come from?
XVII (Translingual) comes from Translingual x, from Spanish x, from English X, from English Christ, from Middle English Crist, from Old English Crīst, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
XVII (Translingual): A Roman numeral representing the number seventeen (17)
Definitions
- A Roman numeral representing the number seventeen (17)
Ancestry of “XVII”, step by step
XVII traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual x
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | x | an unknown variable |
| 2 | Spanish | x | por |
| 3 | English | X | An unknown quantity or unknown value; A variable... |
| 4 | English | Christ | A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus... |
| 5 | Middle English | Crist | (Jesus) Christ |
| 6 | Old English | Crīst | Christ |
| 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 |