Where does “cruzar” come from?
cruzar (Spanish) comes from Spanish Cruz, from Portuguese cruz, from Italian croce, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
cruzar (Spanish): to cross; to exchange; to fold
Definitions
- to cross; to exchange; to fold
Ancestry of “cruzar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Cruz | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | cruz | cross |
| 3 | Italian | croce | cross |
| 4 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “cruzar”