www . per se us . tu ft s . edu / ho pper / text ? doc = Per se us % 3 A text % 3 A 1 9 9 9 . 0 4 . 0 0 5 9 % 3 A alph ab etic + letter % 3 DC % 3 A entry + group % 3 D 1 1 6 % 3 A entry % 3 D c ru cio ▁Lewis ▁and ▁Short , ▁A ▁Latin ▁Dictionary : ▁cru cio ] </ ref > ▁The ▁field ▁of ▁et ym ology ▁is ▁of ▁no ▁help ▁in ▁any ▁effort ▁to ▁trace ▁a ▁supposed ▁original ▁meaning ▁of ▁cru x . ▁A ▁cru x ▁can ▁be ▁of ▁various ▁shapes : ▁from ▁a ▁single ▁beam ▁used ▁for ▁imp aling ▁or ▁susp ending ▁( c ru x ▁simple x ) ▁to ▁the ▁various ▁composite ▁kinds ▁of ▁cross ▁( c ru x ▁compact a ) ▁made ▁from ▁more ▁be ams ▁than ▁one . ▁The ▁latter ▁shapes ▁include ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁traditional ▁† - sh aped ▁cross ▁( the ▁cru x ▁imm issa ), ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁T - sh aped ▁cross ▁( the ▁cru x ▁comm issa ▁or ▁T au ▁Cross ), ▁which ▁the ▁descri ptions ▁in ▁anti qu ity ▁of ▁the ▁execution ▁cross ▁indicate ▁as ▁the ▁normal ▁form ▁in ▁use ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁and ▁the ▁X - sh aped ▁cross ▁( the ▁cru x ▁dec uss ata ▁or ▁salt ire ). ▁ ▁The ▁Greek ▁equivalent ▁of ▁Latin ▁cru x ▁" st ake , ▁g