Where does “globus cruciger” come from?
globus cruciger (Latin) comes from Latin cruciger, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
globus cruciger (Latin): globus cruciger; a royal orb with a cross
Definitions
- globus cruciger; a royal orb with a cross
Ancestry of “globus cruciger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cruciger | bearing a cross |
| 2 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “globus cruciger”