Where does “crosshandedness” come from?
crosshandedness (English) comes from English crosshanded, from English cross, from French croix, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux — to caw, crow.
crosshandedness (English): Alternative form of cross-handedness
Definitions
- Alternative form of cross-handedness
Ancestry of “crosshandedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | crosshanded | Alternative form of cross-handed |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |