Accidental Harrycrux : another question

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 155351

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "felix_quinn" <felix_quinn at ...> 
wrote:
>
> >Snip< Luna:
> > And BTW, have anyone given a thought to the word Horcrux?
> > Crux is the latin word for cross...
> > What are the implications of the word cross being part of this 
term?
> 
Felix: 
> I actually thought of 'cross' at first, and it's entirely possible 
> that that may be the implication, as it's the most obvious. After 
> thinking about it, though, I thought of  few other possibilities- In 
> Afrikaans, a 'kruk' is something used as support, or possibly as 
> backup. It's usually used to indicate something that someone relies 
> heavily on, sometimes too much. 

Geoff:
I haven't got my Latin dictionary with me on holiday - 
I couldn't fit my entire HPFGU associated bookshelf in 
the suitcase(!) but my gut reaction and linguistic sense 
makes me think that "kruk" is related to "crutch". 
The meaning you give certainly implies that.