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Where does “transfretatus” come from?

transfretatus (Latin) comes from Latin transfreto, 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.

transfretatus (Latin): crossed

Definitions

  1. crossed

Ancestry of “transfretatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintransfretoI cross a strait; I pass over the sea; I ferry
2Latintrāns—
3LatinPadus—
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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