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Where does “traditor” come from?

traditor (English) comes from Latin trāditor, from Latin trādō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

traditor (English): A deliverer; a name of infamy given to Christians...

Definitions

  1. A deliverer; a name of infamy given to Christians...

Ancestry of “traditor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrāditor—
2Latintrādō—
3Latintrāns—
4LatinPadus—
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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