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Where does “crucifieth” come from?

crucifieth (English) comes from English crucify, from Middle English crucifien, from Old French crucefier, from Late Latin crucificare, from Latin crucifigo, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

crucifieth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “crucifieth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrucifyTo execute by nailing to a cross; To punish or...
2Middle EnglishcrucifienTo crucify
3Old Frenchcrucefierto crucify
4Late Latincrucificare—
5LatincrucifigoI crucify, fix on a cross
6Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
7Proto-Italic*kruks—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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