Where does “cross spider” come from?
cross spider (English) comes from English cross, from French croix, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks — to caw, crow.
cross spider (English): The European garden spider, Araneus diadematus
Definitions
- The European garden spider, Araneus diadematus
Ancestry of “cross spider”, step by step
cross spider traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cross
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cross | A geometrical figure consisting of two straight... |
| 2 | French | croix | cross; a representation of a cross; the cross as... |
| 3 | German | Kreuz | cross; clubs; sharp |
| 4 | Spanish | Cruz | cross |
| 5 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 6 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 7 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via English spider
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spider | Any of various eight-legged, predatory... |
| 2 | Middle English | spiþre | A spider |
| 3 | Old English | spīþra | spider |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *spinþrijō | spider |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |