Where does “croseagar” come from?

croseagar (Irish) comes 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.

croseagar (Irish): chiasmus

Definitions

  1. chiasmus

Ancestry of “croseagar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcros-cross-
2Irishcroscross; crosspiece; trial, affliction
3Old Irishcroscross
4Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
5Proto-Italic*kruks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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