Latin

crux

‘wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin crux.

16 English words in this record descend from Latin crux, most familiar first.

• across ← acros ← an croiz ← crois
• cross ← cros ← kross ← cros
• cruise ← kruisen ← kruis ← cruce
• crusade ← croisade ← croisade ← croisade ← crois
• crouch ← crouche ← crūċ
• crucible ← crucibulum
• excruciating ← excruciō ← cruciō
• crux
• cruciform
• cruciferous ← crucifer
• cruzeiro ← cruz ← cruz
• croisade ← crois

More words from crux

• cruciation
• crunode
• crucigerous
• excruciate

Etymograph / Latin crux