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Where does “traitorism” come from?

traitorism (English) comes from English traitor, from Middle English traitor, from Old French traïtor, from Latin trāditor, from Latin trādō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.

traitorism (English): traitorous behaviour; treachery

Definitions

  1. traitorous behaviour; treachery

Ancestry of “traitorism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtraitorSomeone who violates an allegiance and betrays...
2Middle Englishtraitor—
3Old FrenchtraïtorAlternative form of traitor
4Latintrāditor—
5Latintrādō—
6Latintrāns—
7LatinPadus—
8LeponticBodincus—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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