The story
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰer-
- Ancient Greekχρηστός (khrēstós)
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*men(s)dʰh₁-
- Proto-Hellenic*məntʰánō
- Ancient Greekμᾰνθᾰ́νω (mănthắnō)
- Ancient Greekχρηστομᾰθέω (khrēstomăthéō)
- Ancient Greekχρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ (khrēstomắtheiă)
- New Latinchrēstomathia
- English todaychrestomathy
From New Latin chrēstomathia, from Ancient Greek χρηστομάθεια (khrēstomátheia, “desire for learning; book containing a summary of useful knowledge or select passages,”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.