Where does “krucvorto” come from?
krucvorto (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.
krucvorto (Esperanto): crossword
Definitions
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Ancestry of “krucvorto”, step by step
krucvorto 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 vorto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vorto | word; promise, word |
| 2 | English | Word | Scripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;... |
| 3 | English | worth | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for;... |
| 4 | Middle English | worth | to become |
| 5 | Old English | weorþ | worth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |