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Where does “traducteur” come from?

traducteur (French) comes from Latin trāductor, from Latin trādūcō, from French traduire, from Latin traducere, from Latin traduco, from Latin trans, from Proto-Italic trānts, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

traducteur (French): translator

Definitions

  1. translator

Ancestry of “traducteur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrāductor—
2Latintrādūcō—
3Frenchtraduireto translate; to summon
4Latintraducerepresent active infinitive of trādūcō
5LatintraducoI lead, bring, transport or conduct across or...
6Latintransacross, beyond
7Proto-Italictrānts—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “traducteur”

  • traductor
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