crossover

noun

a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other

the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience

a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party

the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis

Roots

cruxcross- · Latin · cross, across oferover- · Old English · over, across

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Where does crossover come from?

The word crossover breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Old English origin: cross, from Latin crux (“cross, across”); and over, from Old English ofer (“over, across”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.