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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...

Definitions

  1. Residing in or coming from the far side of a...

Ancestry of “tramontane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtramontane—
2Italiantramontanatramontana; North; feminine singular of...
3Italiantramontanobeyond the mountains; Alternative form of...
4Latintrānsmontānus—
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →