Where does “transalpine” come from?

transalpine (Latin) comes from Latin transalpinus, 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 (Latin): vocative masculine singular of trānsalpīnus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of trānsalpīnus

Ancestry of “transalpine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintransalpinustransalpine
2Latintrānsacross, beyond
3LatinPadusthe River Po
4LeponticBodincus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-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
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