Word Origin Summary

Kiritimati is attested in Gilbertese. Follow the ancestry chain below to trace where this term came from and how it branched into later descendants.

Ancestry Chain

1. ChristmasEnglishborrowed from
2. Cristes mæsseEnglishinherited from
3. CristemasseMiddle Englishinherited from

Descendants and Related Terms

• Kiritimati

  English · borrowed from

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