Where does “cruz” come from?

cruz (Portuguese) comes from Italian croce, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

cruz (Portuguese): cross

Definitions

  1. cross

Ancestry of “cruz”, step by step

cruz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian croce

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

via Old Portuguese cruz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecruzcross

Words derived from “cruz”

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