Crossing
/ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/noun
An act of passing from one side to the other; a place where something crosses.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *crux*, the cross, a term tied to public execution and later to the Christian symbol that turned a tool of death into a sign of protection and passage.
Etymological Timeline
Late Old English
English
crosing
“an act of crossing or passing over”
Old English
English
cross
“a cross, especially the Christian symbol”
Late Latin
Latin
crux
“a cross; an instrument of execution”
Old French
French
croisier / croiser
“to cross, intersect”
Latin
Latin
cruciare
“to torment, torture; originally to afflict on a cross”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kreu-
“to beat, pound, strike”
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