The story
- Latin · derived fromcrux“cross”
- English todaycrosier
From Middle English; originally referring to the staff bearer, from a merger of Old French words crocier (“bearer of a cross”) and croisier (“one who bears or has to do with a cross”), ultimately from Latin crux (“cross”).
Words from the same roots
Latincrux all →
crosscruisecruxcruciformcrucigerouscrunode
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.