myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of cruzada

Etymology of the Spanish word cruzada

the Spanish word cruzada

derived from the Spanish word cruz

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

Dutch kruistocht, English crusade, French croisade, German Kreuzzug, Icelandic krossferd, Italian crociata, Norwegian korstog, Provençal crozada, Swedish korstog