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Where does “traverso” come from?

traverso (Italian) comes from Latin transversus, from Proto-Italic *trānsworssos.

traverso (Italian): transversal, transverse; oblique; width

Definitions

  1. transversal, transverse; oblique; width

Ancestry of “traverso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintransversusturned across, lying across, from side to side;...
2Proto-Italic*trānsworssos—

Words derived from “traverso”

  • traverso
  • attraversabile
  • traversa
  • attraverso
  • traverse
  • attraversare
  • attraversamento
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