Where does “traître” come from?
traître (French) comes from Old French traïtor, from Latin trāditor, from Latin trādō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
traître (French): betrayer, traitor; treacherous
Definitions
- betrayer, traitor; treacherous
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