Where does “crossveinless” come from?
crossveinless (English) comes from English crossvein, 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.
crossveinless (English): That lacks crossveins
Definitions
- That lacks crossveins
Ancestry of “crossveinless”, step by step
crossveinless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crossvein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crossvein | A vein of ore that intersects another; A vein in... |
| 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 |