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
- Obsolete form of traitorly
Ancestry of “traitourly”, step by step
traitourly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English traitour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | traitour | Obsolete spelling of traitor |
| 2 | English | traitor | Someone who violates an allegiance and betrays... |
| 3 | Middle English | traitor | — |
| 4 | Old French | traïtor | Alternative form of traitor |
| 5 | Latin | trāditor | betrayer, traitor |
| 6 | Latin | trādō | to hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide |
| 7 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 8 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 9 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |