Where does “traïson” come from?
traïson (Old French) comes from Latin trāditiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
traïson (Old French): Alternative form of traison
Definitions
- Alternative form of traison
Ancestry of “traïson”, step by step
traïson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin trāditiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trāditiō | a surrender, delivering up |
| 2 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 3 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 4 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 5 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Old French traïr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | traïr | Alternative form of trair; to betray; to commit... |
| 2 | Latin | trādō | to hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide |
| 3 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 4 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 5 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |