Where does “tramontane” come from?
tramontane (English) comes from Old French tramontane, from Italian tramontana, from Italian tramontano, from Latin trānsmontānus, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
tramontane (English): Residing in or coming from the far side of a...
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Ancestry of “tramontane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tramontane | — |
| 2 | Italian | tramontana | tramontana; North; feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Italian | tramontano | beyond the mountains; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Latin | trānsmontānus | that is or lives beyond the mountains; transmontane |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |