Where does “кроссовка” come from?
кроссовка (Russian) comes from Russian кросс, from English cross, from French croix, from German Kreuz, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux — to caw, crow.
кроссовка (Russian): sneaker, athletic shoe, tennis shoe, trainer
Definitions
- sneaker, athletic shoe, tennis shoe, trainer
Ancestry of “кроссовка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | кросс | cross country |
| 2 | English | cross | A geometrical figure consisting of two straight... |
| 3 | French | croix | cross; a representation of a cross; the cross as... |
| 4 | German | Kreuz | cross; clubs; sharp |
| 5 | Spanish | Cruz | — |
| 6 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 7 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 8 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |