Where does “intransitive” come from?
intransitive (French) comes from French intransitif, from Latin intransitīvus, from Latin trānsitīvus, from Latin trānsitus, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.
intransitive (French): feminine singular of intransitif
Definitions
- feminine singular of intransitif
Ancestry of “intransitive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | intransitif | intransitive |
| 2 | Latin | intransitīvus | intransitive: Not transitive, not having, or not taking, a direct object |
| 3 | Latin | trānsitīvus | transiting passing over |
| 4 | Latin | trānsitus | traversed, passed through |
| 5 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 6 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 7 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 8 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |