Where does “crucifigo” come from?

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

crucifigo (Latin): I crucify, fix on a cross

Definitions

  1. I crucify, fix on a cross

Ancestry of “crucifigo”, step by step

crucifigo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin crux

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

via Latin fīgō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
2Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “crucifigo”

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