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
- crossing; junction; crossroads
Ancestry of “încrucișare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | încrucișa | to cross |
| 2 | Romanian | cruciș | crosswise; aslant; squinting |
| 3 | Romanian | -iș | — |
| 4 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |