Where does “trépâsser” come from?
trépâsser (Norman) comes from Old French trespasser, from Old French tres-, 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.
trépâsser (Norman): to die
Ancestry of “trépâsser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | trespasser | to traverse, to go through; to travel; to go to |
| 2 | Old French | tres- | trans-; an intensifying prefix that doesn't... |
| 3 | Latin | trāns | — |
| 4 | Latin | Padus | — |
| 5 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |