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Where does “transposable” come from?

transposable (French) comes from French transposer, from Latin transpono, 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.

transposable (French): transposable

Definitions

  1. transposable

Ancestry of “transposable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtransposerto transpose
2LatintransponoI place over or across; I transfer
3Latintrāns—
4LatinPadus—
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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