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Where does “transit” come from?

transit (French) comes from Latin trānsitus, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

transit (French): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “transit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrānsitus—
2Latintrānseō—
3Latintrāns—
4LatinPadus—
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “transit”

  • transitaire
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