Where does “crusade” come from?
Crusade comes from French croisade, from Middle French croisade, from Old French croisade and crois, from Latin crux meaning cross, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- and sek-.
crusade (English): Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the...
Definitions
- Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the...
Ancestry of “crusade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | croisade | crusade |
| 2 | Middle French | croisade | crusade |
| 3 | Old French | croisade | — |
| 4 | Old French | crois | cross; crossroads |
| 5 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “crusade”