Where does “krucoforma” come from?
krucoforma (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto kruĉo, from English cross, from French croix, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux — to caw, crow.
krucoforma (Esperanto): cruciform
Definitions
- cruciform
Ancestry of “krucoforma”, step by step
krucoforma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto kruĉo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kruĉo | jug; pot |
| 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 Esperanto formo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | formo | form, shape, image |
| 2 | English | form | To do with shape; To do with structure or... |
| 3 | Middle English | forme | first; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,... |
| 4 | Old English | forma | first |
| 5 | Old English | fore | before; forepart, front |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |