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Where does “cruciș” come from?

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

cruciș (Romanian): crosswise; aslant; squinting

Definitions

  1. crosswise; aslant; squinting

Ancestry of “cruciș”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cruciș”

  • încrucișare
  • încrucișa
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