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Where does “traitourly” come from?

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

traitourly (English): Obsolete form of traitorly

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of traitorly

Ancestry of “traitourly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtraitourObsolete spelling of traitor
2EnglishtraitorSomeone who violates an allegiance and betrays...
3Middle Englishtraitor—
4Old FrenchtraïtorAlternative form of traitor
5Latintrāditor—
6Latintrādō—
7Latintrāns—
8LatinPadus—
9LeponticBodincus—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
12Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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