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