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Where does “nontraversing” come from?

nontraversing (English) comes from English traversing, 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.

nontraversing (English): Not traversing

Definitions

  1. Not traversing

Ancestry of “nontraversing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtraversingpresent participle of traverse; A traversal
2EnglishtraverseA route used in mountaineering, specifically rock...
3Middle Englishtraversen—
4Old Frenchtraverserto traverse; to cross; to go across
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →