Where does “crucial” come from?

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

crucial (Spanish): crucial

Definitions

  1. crucial

Ancestry of “crucial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrucialEssential or decisive for determining the outcome...
2Frenchcrucialcruciform; crucial, critical, vital
3Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
4Proto-Italic*kruks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “crucial”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →