Where does “cruise” come from?
Cruise derives from Dutch kruisen, from Dutch kruis, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux meaning cross, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- and sek-.
cruise (English): A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for...
Definitions
- A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for...
Ancestry of “cruise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | kruisen | to cross, intersect; to breed |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cruce | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *krūci | — |
| 4 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “cruise”