Where does “uncrossable” come from?
uncrossable (English) comes from English crossable, from English cross, from French croix, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux — to caw, crow.
uncrossable (English): Impossible to cross
Definitions
- Impossible to cross
Ancestry of “uncrossable”, step by step
uncrossable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crossable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crossable | Able to be crossed |
| 2 | English | cross | A geometrical figure consisting of two straight... |
| 3 | French | croix | cross; a representation of a cross; the cross as... |
| 4 | German | Kreuz | cross; clubs; sharp |
| 5 | Spanish | Cruz | cross |
| 6 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 7 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 8 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |