Andrew Abdalian

abdalian@lingo.lol

Andrew Abdalian

abdalian@lingo.lol

Linguist in #WorcesterMA. Researching Tunica #LanguageDocumentation. Working with the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe on Tunica #LanguageRevitalization.

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Andrew Abdalian

Andrew Abdalian

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Andrew Abdalian

1 year ago • •

Andrew Abdalian
1 year ago

“Jesus and Grimace are cousins!” was not a sentence I expected to write today, but here we are. #etymology

An etymological tree of the origins of “Christ” and “Grimace”. at the bottom of the “Christ” branch of the tree is an image of Jesus, and at the bottom of the “Grimace” branch of the tree is the blobby purple McDonald’s character.

Both come from the Proto-Indo-European *g”r-ey-, meaning “to rub, paint, anoint”

“Christ” came through Ancient Greek χρῑ́ω (khrio), meaning “to smear, anoint, consecrate” from which came Χρῑστός (Khristós)
Christ; literally: "the anointed one" from which came English Christ.

“Grimace” came through proto-Germanic grīmô (mask, visor), through Old French grimace (a contorted facial expression), and then to English as Grimace.

#etymology

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