Where does “croisade” come from?
croisade (English) comes from French croisade, from Middle French croisade, from Old French croisade, from Old French crois, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
croisade (English): A crusade; a holy war
Ancestry of “croisade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | croisade | crusade |
| 2 | Middle French | croisade | crusade |
| 3 | Old French | croisade | — |
| 4 | Old French | crois | cross; crossroads |
| 5 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |