myEtymology.com: English etymology of crosslight

Etymology of the English word crosslight

the English word crosslight

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 light

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leuk- (bright, white light)

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *lingkhtaz

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *linkhtijan

Word found in Modern English