crux

crux · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)ker-“to turn, to bend”
2. Latin · borrowed fromcrux“cross, wooden frame for execution”
3. English todaycrux

Borrowed from Latin crux (“cross, wooden frame for execution”), possibly from the Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”). Doublet of cross and crouch (“cross”).

Crux · proper noun²

1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcrux“a cross”
2. English todayCrux

Learned borrowing from Latin crux (“a cross”).

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