Where does “ciclocrossista” come from?
ciclocrossista (Italian) comes from Italian crossista, from Italian cross, from English cross, from French croix, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce — to caw, crow.
ciclocrossista (Italian): cyclo-cross cyclist
Definitions
- cyclo-cross cyclist
Ancestry of “ciclocrossista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | crossista | motocross racer |
| 2 | Italian | cross | motocross; cross; slice |
| 3 | English | cross | A geometrical figure consisting of two straight... |
| 4 | French | croix | cross; a representation of a cross; the cross as... |
| 5 | German | Kreuz | cross; clubs; sharp |
| 6 | Spanish | Cruz | cross |
| 7 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 8 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 9 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |