Where does “croix” come from?

croix (French) comes from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

croix (French): cross; a representation of a cross; the cross as...

Definitions

  1. cross; a representation of a cross; the cross as...

Ancestry of “croix”, step by step

croix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kreuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreuzcross; clubs; sharp
2SpanishCruzcross
3Portuguesecruzcross
4Italiancrocecross
5Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
6Proto-Italic*kruks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Middle French croix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcroixcross
2Old FrenchcroixAlternative form of crois

Words derived from “croix”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →