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Where does “crosslink” come from?

crosslink (English) comes 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.

crosslink (English): Alternative spelling of cross-link

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of cross-link

Ancestry of “crosslink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcross-exchange; switch; across; Indicating...
2Irishcros-cross-
3Irishcroscross; crosspiece; trial, affliction
4Old Irishcros—
5Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
6Proto-Italic*kruks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “crosslink”

  • crosslinker
  • heterocrosslink
  • photocrosslinker
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