cristianísimo

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der.

Ancient Greek χρίω (khríō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Hellenic *-tós

Ancient Greek -τός (-tós)

Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós)

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Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl.

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Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl.

Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der.

Latin Chrīstus

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Latin -iānus

Latin Chrīstiānusbor.

Spanish cristiano

Spanish -ísimo

Spanish cristianísimo

From cristiano + -ísimo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾistjaˈnisimo/ [kɾis.t̪jaˈni.si.mo]
• Rhymes: -isimo
• Syllabification: cris‧tia‧ní‧si‧mo

Adjective

cristianísimo (feminine cristianísima, masculine plural cristianísimos, feminine plural cristianísimas)

1. most Christian, often in reference to the French monarchs, who are styled "His Most Christian Majesty" (= el rey cristianísimo)

Further reading

• “cristianísimo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025