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Where does “încrucișare” come from?

încrucișare (Romanian) comes from Romanian încrucișa, from Romanian cruciș, from Romanian -iș, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

încrucișare (Romanian): crossing; junction; crossroads

Definitions

  1. crossing; junction; crossroads

Ancestry of “încrucișare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianîncrucișato cross
2Romaniancrucișcrosswise; aslant; squinting
3Romanian-iș—
4Latin-icius-itious
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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