Where does “krucumado” come from?
krucumado (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto krucumi, from Esperanto kruĉo, from English cross, from French croix, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce — to caw, crow.
krucumado (Esperanto): crucifixion
Ancestry of “krucumado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | krucumi | to crucify |
| 2 | Esperanto | kruĉo | jug; pot |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |