English
Lacroix
Lacroix comes from French Lacroix.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentLacroix
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentLacroix
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of la ‘the’ + croix ‘cross’
Proto-Italic *kruks
Latin crux ‘wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross’
Old French croix
Middle French croix
French croix ‘cross’
Every English word from French Lacroix
Today it means
name A surname from French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Lacroix / Lacroix