chrism

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχρῖσμα“anointing”, “unction”
2. Ecclesiastical Latin · derived fromchrisma
3. Medieval Latin · derived fromcrisma
4. Old English · inherited fromcrisma
5. Middle English · inherited fromcrisme
6. English todaychrism

From Middle English crisme, from Late Old English crisma, from Medieval Latin crisma, from Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma, “anointing”, “unction”), from χρίω (khríō, “anoint”).