Where does “Traverse” come from?
Traverse (German) comes from Italian traversa, from Italian traversare, from Late Latin transversare, from Latin transversus, from Proto-Italic *trānsworssos — transverse, across.
Ancestry of “Traverse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | traversa | crossbeam, crosspiece, ledger; sleeper, tie; side... |
| 2 | Italian | traversare | to cross; to stow |
| 3 | Late Latin | transversare | — |
| 4 | Latin | transversus | turned across, lying across, from side to side;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *trānsworssos | transverse, across |