Where does “cyklokrosař” come from?
cyklokrosař (Czech) comes from Czech cyklokros, from English cyclocross, from English cross, from French croix, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce — to caw, crow.
cyklokrosař (Czech): cyclocrossman, cyclocross racer
Definitions
- cyclocrossman, cyclocross racer
Ancestry of “cyklokrosař”, step by step
cyklokrosař traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech cyklokros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | cyklokros | cyclocross |
| 2 | English | cyclocross | A form of bicycle racing consisting of many laps... |
| 3 | English | cross | A geometrical figure consisting of two straight... |
| 4 | French | croix | cross; a representation of a cross; the cross as... |
| 5 | German | Kreuz | cross; clubs; sharp |
| 6 | Spanish | Cruz | cross |
| 7 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 8 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 9 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |