A place where roads, paths, or railway lines intersect, or the action of going across something. It can also refer to a journey across water or a specific designated area for pedestrians.
From the verb 'cross,' which comes from Old Irish 'cros' and Latin 'crux' meaning 'cross.' The '-ing' suffix creates both the action and the location where crossing occurs. The word developed alongside the Christian symbol and the concept of intersecting lines.
The word 'crossing' beautifully demonstrates how English creates both actions and places from the same root—we can 'cross' a street at a 'crossing,' showing how one word morphed to describe both the verb and the noun for where that action happens!
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