Where does “traitorwise” come from?
traitorwise (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.
traitorwise (English): In the manner of a traitor; traitorously
Definitions
- In the manner of a traitor; traitorously
Ancestry of “traitorwise”, step by step
traitorwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English traitor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | traitor | Someone who violates an allegiance and betrays... |
| 2 | Middle English | traitor | — |
| 3 | Old French | traïtor | Alternative form of traitor |
| 4 | Latin | trāditor | betrayer, traitor |
| 5 | Latin | trādō | to hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide |
| 6 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 7 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 8 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |