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
Ancestry of “croisade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | croisade | — |
| 2 | Old French | crois | cross; crossroads |
| 3 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “croisade”