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Where does “traversable” come from?

traversable (English) comes from English traverse, from Middle English traversen, from Old French traverser, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

traversable (English): Able to be traversed; Deniable; liable to legal...

Definitions

  1. Able to be traversed; Deniable; liable to legal...

Ancestry of “traversable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtraverseA route used in mountaineering, specifically rock...
2Middle Englishtraversen—
3Old Frenchtraverserto traverse; to cross; to go across
4Latintrāns—
5LatinPadus—
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “traversable”

  • untraversable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →