Where does “crucifijo” come from?

crucifijo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish crucifixo, from Latin crucifixus, from Latin crucifigo, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

crucifijo (Spanish): crucifix

Definitions

  1. crucifix

Ancestry of “crucifijo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcrucifixocrucifix
2Latincrucifixuscrucified
3LatincrucifigoI crucify, fix on a cross
4Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
5Proto-Italic*kruks—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “crucifijo”

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