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
Ancestry of “nontraversing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | traversing | present participle of traverse; A traversal |
| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | — |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |