Where does “untraversable” come from?
untraversable (English) comes from English traversable, 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 — smoke; mist, haze.
untraversable (English): That cannot be traversed
Definitions
- That cannot be traversed
Ancestry of “untraversable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | traversable | Able to be traversed; Deniable; liable to legal... |
| 2 | English | traverse | A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock... |
| 3 | Middle English | traversen | — |
| 4 | Old French | traverser | to traverse; to cross; to go across |
| 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 |