Where does “cross-stitcher” come from?
cross-stitcher (English) comes from English cross-stitch, from English cross-, from Irish cros-, from Irish cros, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
cross-stitcher (English): Someone who does cross-stitch
Definitions
- Someone who does cross-stitch
Ancestry of “cross-stitcher”, step by step
cross-stitcher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cross-stitch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cross-stitch | A double stitch that forms a cross; Embroidery or... |
| 2 | English | cross- | exchange; switch; across; Indicating... |
| 3 | Irish | cros- | cross- |
| 4 | Irish | cros | cross; crosspiece; trial, affliction |
| 5 | Old Irish | cros | cross |
| 6 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |