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Where does “traduco” come from?

traduco (Latin) comes from French traduire, from Latin traducere, from Latin traduco, from Latin trans, from Proto-Italic trānts, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

Ancestry of “traduco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtraduireto translate; to summon
2Latintraducerepresent active infinitive of trādūcō
3LatintraducoI lead, bring, transport or conduct across or...
4Latintransacross, beyond
5Proto-Italictrānts—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
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