Where does “nontraversable” come from?
nontraversable (English) comes from English traversable, from English traverse, from Middle English traversen, from Old French traverser, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
nontraversable (English): Not traversable
Definitions
- Not traversable
Ancestry of “nontraversable”, step by step
nontraversable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English traversable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | traversable | Able to be traversed; Deniable; liable to legal... |
| 2 | English | traverse | A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock... |
| 3 | Middle English | traversen | — |
| 4 | Old French | traverser | to traverse; to cross; to go across |
| 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 |