Etymology of the English word crosslet
the English word
crossletusing the English suffix
-letderived from the English word
crossderived from the Old Irish word
crossderived from the Old Norse word
krossderived from the Old Irish word
crosderived from the Late Latin word
crux (cross; cross; hanging tree; impaling stake)
derived from the English word
crosletDate
The earliest known usage of crosslet in English dates from the 16th century.