Where does “cros-snáitheach” come from?

cros-snáitheach (Irish) comes from Irish cros-snáithe, from Irish cros-, from Irish cros, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

cros-snáitheach (Irish): cross-grained

Definitions

  1. cross-grained

Ancestry of “cros-snáitheach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcros-snáithecross-grain
2Irishcros-cross-
3Irishcroscross; crosspiece; trial, affliction
4Old Irishcroscross
5Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
6Proto-Italic*kruks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →