Where does “trava” come from?
trava (Ingrian) comes from Swedish trav, from English Travis, from English traverse, from Middle English traversen, from Old French traverser, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.
trava (Ingrian): trot
Definitions
- trot
Ancestry of “trava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | trav | trot, trotting (four-legged animal gait, especially of horses) |
| 2 | English | Travis | A placename |
| 3 | English | traverse | A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock... |
| 4 | Middle English | traversen | — |
| 5 | Old French | traverser | to traverse; to cross; to go across |
| 6 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 7 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 8 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |