Where does “cruciverba” come from?

cruciverba (Italian) comes from Latin verba, from Proto-Italic werβom, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

cruciverba (Italian): crossword

Definitions

  1. crossword

Ancestry of “cruciverba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinverbanominative plural of verbum; accusative plural of...
2Proto-Italicwerβomword
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “cruciverba”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Italic werβom →