Where does “transhumance” come from?
transhumance (English) comes from French transhumance, from French transhumer, from Spanish trashumar, from Spanish tras-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
transhumance (English): The seasonal movement of people, with their...
Definitions
- The seasonal movement of people, with their...
Ancestry of “transhumance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | transhumance | transhumance seasonal movement of people and grazing animals |
| 2 | French | transhumer | To move livestock according to transhumance; To... |
| 3 | Spanish | trashumar | to move to new pastures |
| 4 | Spanish | tras- | Alternative form of trans- |
| 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 |