Etymology of “Cristemasse”
Tracing the origin and linguistic journey from Middle English
Source language
Middle English
Ancestry links
1
Descendants
27
Word Origin Summary
Cristemasse is attested in Middle English. Follow the ancestry chain below to trace where this term came from and how it branched into later descendants.
Ancestry Chain
Descendants and Related Terms
- Kirisimas
Chuukese · borrowed from
- Christmasøya
Norwegian Bokmål · borrowed from
- krismas
Cebuano · borrowed from
- Krismasi
Swahili · borrowed from
- kozismas
Yami · derived from
- Kiritimati
Gilbertese · borrowed from
- கிறிஸ்துமஸ்
Tamil · borrowed from
- คริสต์มาส
Thai · borrowed from
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