Where does “alx” come from?
alx (Translingual) comes from Translingual LX, from Translingual x, from Spanish x, from English X, from English Christ, from Middle English Crist, from Old English Crīst, from Latin Chrīstus — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Ancestry of “alx”, step by step
alx traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual LX
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | LX | — |
| 2 | Translingual | x | an unknown variable |
| 3 | Spanish | x | por |
| 4 | English | X | An unknown quantity or unknown value; A variable... |
| 5 | English | Christ | A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus... |
| 6 | Middle English | Crist | (Jesus) Christ |
| 7 | Old English | Crīst | Christ |
| 8 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Translingual A
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | A | Ampere, a unit of electrical current; IUPAC... |
| 2 | English | acceleration | The act of accelerating, or the state of being... |
| 3 | Latin | accelerātiō | a hastening |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |