myEtymology.com: English etymology of rallycross

Etymology of the English word rallycross

the English word rallycross

derived from the English word rally

derived from the Old French word rallier

derived from the Old French word ralier

using the Old French prefix re-

derived from the Old French word alier

derived from the Latin word alligare (bind, fetter; bandage)

derived from the Late Latin word ligare (to bind; to tie; bind, tie, fasten)

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

using the Latin prefix ad- (to, in addition)

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

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)