Where does “transversal” come from?
transversal (Romanian) comes from French transversal, from Medieval Latin transversalis, from Latin transversus, from Proto-Italic *trānsworssos — transverse, across.
transversal (Romanian): transverse
Definitions
- transverse
Ancestry of “transversal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | transversal | transversal |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | transversalis | transverse |
| 3 | Latin | transversus | turned across, lying across, from side to side;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *trānsworssos | transverse, across |