Where does “crossa” come from?
crossa (Portuguese) comes from French crosse, from Middle French crosse, from Old French crosse, from Frankish *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.
crossa (Portuguese): crosier; anything shaped like a crosier; vessel...
Definitions
- crosier; anything shaped like a crosier; vessel...
Ancestry of “crossa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | crosse | butt; stick; crosier |
| 2 | Middle French | crosse | — |
| 3 | Old French | crosse | shepherd's staff |
| 4 | Frankish | *krukkju | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krukjō | curved staff; crutch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grewg- | wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle |
| 7 | Indo-European | *ger- | — |