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
Ancestry of “crucial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | crucial | Essential or decisive for determining the outcome... |
| 2 | French | crucial | cruciform; crucial, critical, vital |
| 3 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |