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Where does “traitourous” come from?

traitourous (English) comes from English traitorous, from Middle English trayterous, from Anglo-Norman traiterous.

traitourous (English): Obsolete form of traitorous

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of traitorous

Ancestry of “traitourous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtraitorousCharacteristic of a traitor; disloyal;...
2Middle Englishtrayterous—
3Anglo-Normantraiterous—

Words derived from “traitourous”

  • traitourously
Every word from Anglo-Norman traiterous →