English
Kiritimati
Kiritimati comes from Gilbertese Kiritimati ‘Christmas’, and goes back to English Christmas.
- English1500–presentChristmas
- GilbertesemodernKiritimati‘Christmas’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentChristmas
- GilbertesemodernKiritimati‘Christmas’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016same form
Earliest quotation: 2016, 2015 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS: “To enumerate people on Kiritimati island (or Christmas island)…”
Every English word from English Christmas
Today it means
name An island of Kiribati, also called Christmas Island.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English Christmas / Kiritimati