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crucio.

to crucify

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkrʊ.ki.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈkruː.t͡ʃi.o]

  1. to crucify

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  2. to torture

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Where this word comes from

From crux (“cross”) + -ō. (to torture): For the relation with Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”), compare typologically torqueō (<< Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”)), Russian истяза́ть (istjazátʹ) (akin to тяга́ть (tjagátʹ), тяну́ть (tjanútʹ)).

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