Where does “crossability” come from?
crossability (English) comes from English crossable, from English cross, from French croix, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux — to caw, crow.
crossability (English): The state of being crossable; The ability of...
Definitions
- The state of being crossable; The ability of...
Ancestry of “crossability”, step by step
crossability traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crossable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crossable | Able to be crossed |
| 2 | English | cross | A geometrical figure consisting of two straight... |
| 3 | French | croix | cross; a representation of a cross; the cross as... |
| 4 | German | Kreuz | cross; clubs; sharp |
| 5 | Spanish | Cruz | cross |
| 6 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 7 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 8 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |