Where does “croisé” come from?

croisé (English) comes from French crois, from French croire, from Old French creire, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

croisé (English): An action in which one fencer forces the...

Definitions

  1. An action in which one fencer forces the...

Ancestry of “croisé”, step by step

croisé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French crois

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcroisfirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Frenchcroireto believe, to accept as true; to believe in, to...
3Old FrenchcreireAlternative form of croire
4Latincrēdōto believe, to trust in, to give credence to
5Proto-Italickrezdōto believe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
7Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via French croisé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcroisécrusader; past participle of croiser
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁etiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti