Where does “transversal” come from?

transversal (Portuguese) comes from Latin transversalis, from Latin transversus, from Proto-Italic *trānsworssos — transverse, across.

transversal (Portuguese): transversal; a transversal line; transverse...

Definitions

  1. transversal; a transversal line; transverse...

Ancestry of “transversal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintransversalistransverse
2Latintransversusturned across, lying across, from side to side;...
3Proto-Italic*trānsworssostransverse, across
Every word from Proto-Italic *trānsworssos →Every word from Latin transversus →Every word from Latin transversalis →