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