Where does “crocifiggere” come from?

crocifiggere (Italian) comes from Latin crucifigo, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

crocifiggere (Italian): to crucify

Definitions

  1. to crucify

Ancestry of “crocifiggere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincrucifigoI crucify, fix on a cross
2Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
3Proto-Italic*kruks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “crocifiggere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →