Where does “crucificar” come from?

crucificar (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese crucifigar, from Late Latin crucificō, from Latin crucifigo, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

crucificar (Portuguese): to crucify to execute a person by nailing to a crucifix

Definitions

  1. to crucify to execute a person by nailing to a crucifix

Ancestry of “crucificar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecrucifigar—
2Late Latincrucificō—
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 “crucificar”

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