Where does “transversală” come from?
transversală (Romanian) comes from French transversal, from Medieval Latin transversalis, from Latin transversus, from Proto-Italic *trānsworssos — transverse, across.
transversală (Romanian): transversal
Definitions
- transversal
Ancestry of “transversală”, 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 |