Where does “croix” come from?

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

croix (Middle French): cross

Definitions

  1. cross

Ancestry of “croix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcroixAlternative form of crois
2Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
3Proto-Italic*kruks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “croix”

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