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Where does “krusefiks” come from?

krusefiks (Tok Pisin) comes from English crucifix, from Middle English crucifix, from Old French crocefis, from Latin crucifixus, from Latin crucifigo, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

krusefiks (Tok Pisin): crucifix

Definitions

  1. crucifix

Ancestry of “krusefiks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrucifixA wooden cross used for crucifixions, as by the...
2Middle Englishcrucifix—
3Old Frenchcrocefiscrucifix
4Latincrucifixuscrucified
5LatincrucifigoI crucify, fix on a cross
6Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
7Proto-Italic*kruks—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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