Where does “Crux” come from?
Crux comes from Latin crux, traced through Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European sek-, meaning to cut or separate.
Crux (English): A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross. It appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania
Definitions
- A distinctive winter constellation of the southern sky, shaped like a cross. It appears in the flags of several countries in Oceania