Where does “Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher” come from?

Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher (German) comes from German Schraubendreher, from German Dreher, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher (German): Phillips head screwdriver

Definitions

  1. Phillips head screwdriver

Ancestry of “Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher”, step by step

Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schraubendreher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchraubendreherscrewdriver
2GermanDreherturner, lathe operator; A type of folk dance from...
3German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
4Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

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 German Schlitz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlitzslit, slash; groove
2Old High Germansliz
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from German -er