Where does “cruces” come from?
cruces (Spanish) comes from Spanish cruce, from Spanish cruzar, from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
cruces (Spanish): plural of cruz; plural of cruce
Definitions
- plural of cruz; plural of cruce
Ancestry of “cruces”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cruce | crossroads, crossing, intersection a place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads |
| 2 | Spanish | cruzar | to cross; to exchange; to fold |
| 3 | Spanish | Cruz | cross |
| 4 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 5 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 6 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |