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Where does “entraver” come from?

entraver (French) comes from Old Occitan entravar, from Old Occitan trau, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.

entraver (French): to hinder; to impede; to understand

Definitions

  1. to hinder; to impede; to understand

Ancestry of “entraver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanentravar—
2Old Occitantrau—
3Latintrabstimber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis
4Indo-European*treb-—

Words derived from “entraver”

  • entrave
Every word from Indo-European *treb- →