Where does “crucifien” come from?

crucifien (Middle English) comes from Old French crucefier, from Late Latin crucificare, from Latin crucifigo, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

crucifien (Middle English): To crucify

Definitions

  1. To crucify

Ancestry of “crucifien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrucefierto crucify
2Late Latincrucificare—
3LatincrucifigoI crucify, fix on a cross
4Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
5Proto-Italic*kruks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “crucifien”

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