myEtymology.com: English etymology of crossbones

Etymology of the English word crossbones

the English word crossbones

using the English prefix cross-

derived from the English word cross

derived from the Old Irish word cross

derived from the Old Norse word kross

derived from the Old Irish word cros

derived from the Late Latin word crux (cross; cross; hanging tree; impaling stake)

derived from the English word bone

derived from the English word fish

derived from the English word fisc

derived from the French word fisc

derived from the Latin word fiscus (money-bag, purse; imperial exchequer)

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *fiskaz

derived from the English word head

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khaubuthan

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kaput- (head)

derived from the English word yard

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *garda

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *gazdaz

derived from the English word ban

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bannan

derived from the Old Norse word bon

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bha-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bainam

using the English suffix -s