Where does “cruiseferry” come from?
cruiseferry (English) comes from English cruise, from Dutch kruisen, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Old Dutch *krūci, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
cruiseferry (English): A ship that combines the features of a cruise ship and a ropax ferry
Definitions
- A ship that combines the features of a cruise ship and a ropax ferry
Ancestry of “cruiseferry”, step by step
cruiseferry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cruise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cruise | A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for... |
| 2 | Dutch | kruisen | to cross, intersect; to breed |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cruce | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *krūci | — |
| 5 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via English ferry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ferry | To carry; transport; convey; To move someone or... |
| 2 | Middle English | ferien | to carry, convey, convey in a boat |
| 3 | Old English | ferian | to take, move, carry; to direct the course of;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | farjan | to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farjaną | to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |