Where does “ambitransitive” come from?
ambitransitive (English) comes from English transitive, from Latin trānsitīvus, from Latin trānsitus, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
ambitransitive (English): able to be used transitively or intransitively...
Definitions
- able to be used transitively or intransitively...
Ancestry of “ambitransitive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transitive | Making a transit or passage; Affected by... |
| 2 | Latin | trānsitīvus | transiting passing over |
| 3 | Latin | trānsitus | traversed, passed through |
| 4 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |