Where does “traductor” come from?
traductor (Romanian) comes from French traducteur, from Latin trāductor, from Latin trādūcō, from French traduire, from Latin traducere, from Latin traduco, from Latin trans, from Proto-Italic trānts — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
traductor (Romanian): transmitter; transductor
Ancestry of “traductor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | traducteur | translator |
| 2 | Latin | trāductor | — |
| 3 | Latin | trādūcō | — |
| 4 | French | traduire | to translate; to summon |
| 5 | Latin | traducere | present active infinitive of trādūcō |
| 6 | Latin | traduco | I lead, bring, transport or conduct across or... |
| 7 | Latin | trans | across, beyond |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | trānts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |