Where does “crusadist” come from?
crusadist (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
crusadist (English): Crusader attributive; pertaining to or studying the Crusades
Definitions
- Crusader attributive; pertaining to or studying the Crusades
Ancestry of “crusadist”, step by step
crusadist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crusade
| 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |