Where does “trétúir” come from?
trétúir (Middle Irish) comes from Middle English traytour, from Old French traïtor, from Latin trāditor, from Latin trādō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
Ancestry of “trétúir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | traytour | traitor |
| 2 | Old French | traïtor | Alternative form of traitor |
| 3 | Latin | trāditor | betrayer, traitor |
| 4 | Latin | trādō | to hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |