crociata etymology

Italian word crociata comes from Italian croce ((heraldiccharge) cross. Cross.), Italian -ata

Detailed word origin of crociata

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
croce Italian (ita) (heraldiccharge) cross. Cross.
-ata Italian (ita) (rare) Used as an intensifier.. Used to form collective nouns.. Used to form nouns, derived from nouns with a negative connotation, expressing an action.. Used to form verbal nouns, derived from regular -are verbs, expressing an instance of the action expressed by the verb.. Used to form words, derived from nouns, corresponding to -ful (as much as something will hold).. Used to form words, [...]
crociata Italian (ita) Crusade.

Words with the same origin as crociata

Descendants of -ata
boccata cacciata cazzata chiacchierata giornata mangiata mattinata occhiata risata scopata serata stronzata telefonata