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Where does “untrespassing” come from?

untrespassing (English) comes from English trespassing, from English trespass, from Old French trespas, from Asturian tres-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

untrespassing (English): Not trespassing

Definitions

  1. Not trespassing

Ancestry of “untrespassing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtrespassingunauthorized entry to private property; present...
2EnglishtrespassAn intentional interference with another's...
3Old Frenchtrespaspass
4Asturiantres-trans-
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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