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