Where does “cruciality” come from?

cruciality (English) comes from English crucial, from French crucial, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

cruciality (English): crucialness

Definitions

crucialness

Ancestry of “cruciality”, step by step

cruciality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crucial

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	crucial	Essential or decisive for determining the outcome...
2	French	crucial	cruciform; crucial, critical, vital
3	Latin	crux	wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
4	Proto-Italic	*kruks	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	sḱer-	to caw, crow

via English ity

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	ity	—
2	Ingrian	-u	Used to form nouns from verbs

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →