Where does “traverser” come from?
traverser (Old French) comes 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.
traverser (Old French): to traverse; to cross; to go across
Definitions
- to traverse; to cross; to go across
Ancestry of “traverser”, step by step
traverser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin trāns
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 2 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 3 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Latin versus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 2 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |