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Where does “crusading” come from?

Crusading comes from English crusade, 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-.

crusading (English): present participle of crusade

Definitions

  1. present participle of crusade

Ancestry of “crusading”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrusadeAny of the military expeditions undertaken by the...
2Frenchcroisadecrusade
3Middle Frenchcroisadecrusade
4Old Frenchcroisade—
5Old Frenchcroiscross; crossroads
6Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
7Proto-Italic*kruks—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “crusading”

  • crusadingly
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