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

entraver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Occitan entravar

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

via Old French enterver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenterverunderstand
2Latininterrogāre—

Words derived from “entraver”

Every word from Indo-European *treb- →Every word from Latin trabs →Every word from Old Occitan trau →