Where does “tréatúir” come from?
tréatúir (Irish) comes from Middle Irish trétúir, from Middle English traytour, from Old French traïtor, from Latin trāditor, from Latin trādō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.
tréatúir (Irish): traitor; treacherous person
Definitions
- traitor; treacherous person
Ancestry of “tréatúir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | trétúir | — |
| 2 | Middle English | traytour | traitor |
| 3 | Old French | traïtor | Alternative form of traitor |
| 4 | Latin | trāditor | betrayer, traitor |
| 5 | Latin | trādō | to hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide |
| 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 |