Where does “uncrossably” come from?
uncrossably (English) comes from English uncrossable, from English crossable, from English cross, from French croix, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce — to caw, crow.
uncrossably (English): In an uncrossable manner
Definitions
- In an uncrossable manner
Ancestry of “uncrossably”, step by step
uncrossably traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English uncrossable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | uncrossable | Impossible to cross |
| 2 | English | crossable | Able to be crossed |
| 3 | English | cross | A geometrical figure consisting of two straight... |
| 4 | French | croix | cross; a representation of a cross; the cross as... |
| 5 | German | Kreuz | cross; clubs; sharp |
| 6 | Spanish | Cruz | cross |
| 7 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 8 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 9 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |