Where does “хрестоносець” come from?

хрестоносець (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian носити, from Proto-Slavic nositi, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

хрестоносець (Ukrainian): crusader

Definitions

  1. crusader

Ancestry of “хрестоносець”, step by step

хрестоносець traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian носити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianноситиto carry
2Proto-Slavicnositito carry, to bring
3Proto-Slavic-itiDeverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

via Ukrainian хре́ст

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianхре́стcross
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyetiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -iti