Where does “Veracruz” come from?

Veracruz comes from Spanish Veracruz, combining Spanish cruz from Latin crux, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots (s)ker-, sek-, and weh₁- related to cutting and turning.

Ancestry of “Veracruz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishVeracruz—
2SpanishCruzcross
3Portuguesecruzcross
4Italiancrocecross
5Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
6Proto-Italic*kruks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “Veracruz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →