Where does “sous-traduction” come from?
sous-traduction (French) comes from French traduction, from Latin trāductiō, from Latin trādūcō, from French traduire, from Latin traducere, from Latin traduco, from Latin trans, from Proto-Italic trānts — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
sous-traduction (French): undertranslation
Definitions
- undertranslation
Ancestry of “sous-traduction”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | traduction | translation |
| 2 | Latin | trāductiō | transferring |
| 3 | Latin | trādūcō | to lead, bring, transport or conduct across or over something |
| 4 | French | traduire | to translate; to summon |
| 5 | Latin | traducere | present active infinitive of trādūcō |
| 6 | Latin | traduco | I lead, bring, transport or conduct across or... |
| 7 | Latin | trans | across, beyond |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | trānts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |