Where does “crucifix” come from?

crucifix (Romanian) comes from French crucifix, from Old French crocefis, from Latin crucifixus, from Latin crucifigo, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

crucifix (Romanian): crucifix

Definitions

  1. crucifix

Ancestry of “crucifix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrucifixcrucifix
2Old Frenchcrocefiscrucifix
3Latincrucifixuscrucified
4LatincrucifigoI crucify, fix on a cross
5Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
6Proto-Italic*kruks—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →
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