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Where does “trèt” come from?

trèt (Haitian Creole) comes from French traître, from Old French traïtor, from Latin trāditor, from Latin trādō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.

trèt (Haitian Creole): traitor

Definitions

  1. traitor

Ancestry of “trèt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtraîtrebetrayer, traitor; treacherous
2Old FrenchtraïtorAlternative form of traitor
3Latintrāditor—
4Latintrādō—
5Latintrāns—
6LatinPadus—
7LeponticBodincus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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