Where does “crocigero” come from?

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

crocigero (Italian): cross-bearing

Definitions

  1. cross-bearing

Ancestry of “crocigero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancrocecross
2Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
3Proto-Italic*kruks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →