Where does “cruciatus” come from?

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

cruciatus (Latin): crucified; tortured; marked by a cross

Definitions

  1. crucified; tortured; marked by a cross

Ancestry of “cruciatus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cruciatus”

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