Where does “traversal” come from?

traversal (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.

traversal (English): The act of traversing; a crossing; The product or...

Definitions

  1. The act of traversing; a crossing; The product or...

Ancestry of “traversal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “traversal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-