Christogram
English
Alternative forms
- christogram
Etymology
Christo- + gram, c. 1900, adopted from German Christogramm, in c. 1860 as portmanteau or abbreviation of the slightly older (1840s) and more formal compound Christusmonogramm, translating the Medieval Latin monogramma Christi. English literature before 1900 used compositional "Monogram of Christ" or the rare chrismon [1860s]. The plural Christograms is recorded in the 1950s and also rare.
Noun
Christogram (plural Christograms)
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