Where does “traitor” come from?
traitor (Old French) comes from Latin trāditor, from Latin trādō, 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.
traitor (Old French): Alternative form of traitor
Definitions
- Alternative form of traitor
Ancestry of “traitor”, step by step