Where does “crux” come from?
crux (Dutch) comes from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
crux (Dutch): crucial or otherwise serious, difficult problem
Definitions
- crucial or otherwise serious, difficult problem
Ancestry of “crux”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |