Where does “Becrux” come from?
Becrux (English) comes from English Crux, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
Ancestry of “Becrux”, step by step
Becrux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Crux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Crux | A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross. It appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania |
| 2 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via English beta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beta | The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase |
| 2 | Hindi | बेटा | son |
| 3 | Middle Hindi | بیٿا | — |