Where does “Kreuzschlitzschraubenzieher” come from?
Kreuzschlitzschraubenzieher (German) 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.
Kreuzschlitzschraubenzieher (German): Phillips head screwdriver
Definitions
- Phillips head screwdriver
Ancestry of “Kreuzschlitzschraubenzieher”, step by step
Kreuzschlitzschraubenzieher traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kreuz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kreuz | cross; clubs; sharp |
| 2 | Spanish | Cruz | cross |
| 3 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 4 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 5 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via German Schraubenzieher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schraubenzieher | screwdriver |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |