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
- present participle of crusade
Ancestry of “crusading”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crusade | Any of the military expeditions undertaken by the... |
| 2 | French | croisade | crusade |
| 3 | Middle French | croisade | crusade |
| 4 | Old French | croisade | — |
| 5 | Old French | crois | cross; crossroads |
| 6 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |