Across
/əˈkrɒs/noun
From one side to the other side of something; on or to the opposite side.
Did you know?The word comes from a phrase meaning “on the cross,” so its history is tied to the old image of crossing over something at an angle rather than just moving straight ahead.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sker-
“to turn, bend, or curve”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*krusaz
“cross”
Old English
English
on cros
“on the cross, crosswise”
Middle English
English
acros
“across, crosswise”
Modern English
English
across
“from one side to the other; on the opposite side”