Where does “traversare” come from?
traversare (Italian) comes from Late Latin transversare, from Latin transversus, from Proto-Italic *trānsworssos — transverse, across.
traversare (Italian): to cross; to stow
Definitions
- to cross; to stow
Ancestry of “traversare”, step by step
traversare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Late Latin transversare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | transversare | — |
| 2 | Latin | transversus | turned across, lying across, from side to side;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *trānsworssos | transverse, across |
via French traverser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | traverser | to cross, to go across |