Christopher

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΧριστός“Christ”
2. Koine Greek · derived fromΧρῑστόφορος“carrier of Christ”
3. Late Latin · derived fromChristophorus
4. English todayChristopher

From Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “carrier of Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “carrier, bearer”), from φέρειν (phérein, “to carry, to bear”) + -ος (-os, “-er: forming agent nouns”), from the legend of Saint Christopher carrying the infant Jesus across a river.

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