Where does “crusadery” come from?
crusadery (English) comes from English crusader, from English crusade, from French croisade, from Middle French croisade, from Old French croisade, from Old French crois, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks — to caw, crow.
crusadery (English): Characteristic of crusaders
Definitions
- Characteristic of crusaders
Ancestry of “crusadery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crusader | A fighter in the medieval Crusades; A person... |
| 2 | English | crusade | Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the... |
| 3 | French | croisade | crusade |
| 4 | Middle French | croisade | crusade |
| 5 | Old French | croisade | — |
| 6 | Old French | crois | cross; crossroads |
| 7 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |