Cruise
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mid 17th century (as a verb): probably from Dutch kruisen ‘to cross’, from kruis ‘cross’, from Latin crux .
wiktionary
Borrowed from Dutch kruisen(“cross, sail around”), from kruis(“cross”), from Middle Dutch cruce, from Latin crux.
etymonline
cruise (v.)
"sail to and fro or from place to place," 1650s, from Dutch kruisen "to cross, sail to and fro," from kruis "cross," from Latin crux. Compare the sense evolution in cognate cross (v.). Related: Cruised; cruising.
As a noun from 1706, "a voyage taken in courses;" by 1906 as "voyage taken by tourists on a ship."