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

  1. A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for...

Ancestry of “cruise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruisento cross, intersect; to breed
2Middle Dutchcruce—
3Old Dutch*krūci—
4Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
5Proto-Italic*kruks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “cruise”

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