cross-index vs cite

cross-index and cite both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cross-index	Yes	No	Yes	No
cite	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cite is a hypernym of cross-index; that is, cite is a word with a broader meaning than cross-index:

cross-index: a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work
cite: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

Other hypernyms of cross-index include acknowledgment, citation, credit, mention, quotation, reference.

cross-index (noun)	cite (noun)
a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

cross-index (verb)	cite (verb)
make an index that refers from one point to the next	make reference to
	commend
	repeat a passage from
	refer to for illustration or proof
	advance evidence for
	call in an official matter, such as to attend court
	refer to