Where does “untransitive” come from?
untransitive (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.
untransitive (English): Not transitive
Definitions
- Not transitive
Ancestry of “untransitive”, step by step
untransitive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transitive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transitive | Making a transit or passage; Affected by... |
| 2 | Latin | trānsitīvus | transiting passing over |
| 3 | Latin | trānsitus | traversed, passed through |
| 4 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |