Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-
3. Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der.
4. Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō)
5. Proto-Indo-European *-tós
6. Proto-Hellenic *-tós
7. Ancient Greek -τός (-tós)
8. Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós)
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10. Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl.
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12. Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl.
13. Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der.
14. Latin Chrīstusder.
15. Old English Crist
16. Middle English Crist
17. English Christ
18. From Middle English Crist, from Old English Crist, from Latin Chrīst(us), from Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós), proper noun use of χρῑστός (khrīstós, “[the] anointed [one]”), a semantic loan of Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, “anointed”) or the Aramaic equivalent (whence ultimately also English messiah, also via Latin, Greek). Compare grime for the Proto-Indo-European root, *gʰr-ey- (“to rub, smear; to anoint”); further related to ghee. See: Middle English Nouns '
Crist', Old English Nouns '
Crist', Latin Nouns '
Christus'.