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
Ancestry of “krusefiks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | crucifix | A wooden cross used for crucifixions, as by the... |
| 2 | Middle English | crucifix | — |
| 3 | Old French | crocefis | crucifix |
| 4 | Latin | crucifixus | crucified |
| 5 | Latin | crucifigo | I crucify, fix on a cross |
| 6 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |