Where does “crucei” come from?

crucei (Romanian) comes from Romanian crucer, 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.

crucei (Romanian): a small coin

Definitions

  1. a small coin

Ancestry of “crucei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancrucerkreuzer
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
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