Where does “tréteau” come from?

tréteau (French) comes from Old French trestel, from Latin trānstellum, from Latin transtrum, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

tréteau (French): trestle; sawhorse

Definitions

  1. trestle; sawhorse

Ancestry of “tréteau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtrestelcrossbeam
2Latintrānstellum
3Latintranstrumcrossbeam, transom; thwart of a vessel
4Latintrānsacross, beyond
5LatinPadusthe River Po
6LeponticBodincus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn
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