Where does “traitourfull” come from?
traitourfull (Middle English) comes from Middle English traitour, from Old French traitor, from Latin traditor, from Portuguese trado, from Old Portuguese traado, from Late Latin taratrum, from Ancient Greek τέρετρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
traitourfull (Middle English): traitorous; treacherous
Ancestry of “traitourfull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | traitour | — |
| 2 | Old French | traitor | traitor |
| 3 | Latin | traditor | betrayer, traitor; teacher |
| 4 | Portuguese | trado | auger |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | traado | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | taratrum | auger |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τέρετρον | borer, gimlet |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |