cross
The origin and history of cross.
Etymology
From Old English cros, borrowed via Old Norse from Old Irish, ultimately from Latin crux — the same root behind "crucial" and "crux."
The origin and history of cross.
From Old English cros, borrowed via Old Norse from Old Irish, ultimately from Latin crux — the same root behind "crucial" and "crux."
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