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Where does “transomless” come from?

transomless (English) comes from English transom, from Middle English traunsom, from Latin transtrum, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

transomless (English): Without a transom

Definitions

  1. Without a transom

Ancestry of “transomless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransomA crosspiece over a door; a lintel; A horizontal...
2Middle Englishtraunsom—
3Latintranstrumcrossbeam, transom; thwart of a vessel
4Latintrāns—
5LatinPadus—
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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