Where does “crucial” come from?

crucial (Romanian) comes from French crucial, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

crucial (Romanian): pivotal

Definitions

  1. pivotal

Ancestry of “crucial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrucialcruciform; crucial, critical, vital
2Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
3Proto-Italic*kruks—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →