Where does “croisade” come from?

croisade (Middle French) comes from Old French croisade, from Old French crois, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

croisade (Middle French): crusade

Definitions

  1. crusade

Ancestry of “croisade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcroisade—
2Old Frenchcroiscross; crossroads
3Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
4Proto-Italic*kruks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “croisade”

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