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Where does “trespas” come from?

trespas (Old French) comes from Asturian 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.

trespas (Old French): pass

Definitions

  1. pass

Ancestry of “trespas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturiantres-trans-
2Latintrāns—
3LatinPadus—
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “trespas”

  • trespass
  • trespassing
  • trespasser
  • trespasseth
  • antitrespass
  • untrespassing
  • nontrespassing
  • trespast
  • trespassest
  • nontrespasser
  • cybertrespass
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