- crossword (n.)
[crossword 词源字典]
- 1925, short for crossword puzzle (q.v.).[crossword etymology, crossword origin, 英语词源]
- cruciverbalist (n.)
- "maker of crossword puzzles," by 1990, coined in English from Latin cruci-, comb. form of crux "cross" (see cross (n.)) + verbum "word" (see verb).