Where does “traverso” come from?
traverso (Italian) comes from Latin transversus, from Proto-Italic *trānsworssos — transverse, across.
traverso (Italian): transversal, transverse; oblique; width
Definitions
- transversal, transverse; oblique; width
Ancestry of “traverso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | transversus | turned across, lying across, from side to side;... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *trānsworssos | transverse, across |