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

  1. Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the...

Ancestry of “crusade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcroisadecrusade
2Middle Frenchcroisadecrusade
3Old Frenchcroisade—
4Old Frenchcroiscross; crossroads
5Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
6Proto-Italic*kruks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “crusade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →