Etymology of the French word chrétien
the French word
chrétienderived from the Church Latin word
christianusderived from the Latin word
Christianus (Christian; Christian, follower of Christ; Christian clergyman)
derived from the Greek word
christianos, χριστιανός
derived from the Greek word
christos, χριστός
derived from the Latin word
Christus (Christ)
derived from the Greek word
christos, χριστός
Date
The earliest known usage of chrétien in French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
antichrétien,
chrétiennement,
judéo-chrétien,
néo-chrétien,
paléochrétien,
préchrétien,
social-chrétienCognates
Catalan
christiá, Dutch
chrisma, Dutch
Christus, Dutch
christen, English
chrism, English
Christ, English
Christian, English
christian, French
chrême, French
Christ, German
Chrisam, Icelandic
Kristur, Icelandic
kristinn madur, Italian
cristiano, Lithuanian
krikščionis, Spanish
cristiano, Swedish
Kristus, Swedish
kristen
