Where does “tritransitive” come from?
tritransitive (English) comes from English transitive, from Latin trānsitīvus, from Latin trānsitus, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
tritransitive (English): Of a class of verbs which take three objects
Definitions
- Of a class of verbs which take three objects
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