Where does “transalpine” come from?

transalpine (Italian) comes from Italian transalpino, from Italian trans-, 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.

transalpine (Italian): feminine plural of transalpino

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of transalpino

Ancestry of “transalpine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantransalpinotransalpine
2Italiantrans-trans- all senses
3Latintrānsacross, beyond
4LatinPadusthe River Po
5LeponticBodincus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn →