Where does “creițar” come from?

creițar (Romanian) comes from Hungarian krajcár, from German Kreuzer, from Dutch kruiser, from Dutch kruisen, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Old Dutch *krūci, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks — to caw, crow.

creițar (Romanian): kreutzer

Definitions

  1. kreutzer

Ancestry of “creițar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankrajcárkreuzer
2GermanKreuzerkreuzer; cruiser
3DutchkruiserA cruiser
4Dutchkruisento cross, intersect; to breed
5Middle Dutchcruce—
6Old Dutch*krūci—
7Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
8Proto-Italic*kruks—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “creițar”

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