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Where does “antitrespass” come from?

antitrespass (English) comes from English trespass, from Old French trespas, from Asturian tres-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

antitrespass (English): Countering or preventing trespass

Definitions

  1. Countering or preventing trespass

Ancestry of “antitrespass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrespassAn intentional interference with another's...
2Old Frenchtrespaspass
3Asturiantres-trans-
4Latintrāns—
5LatinPadus—
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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