Where does “tranzitiv” come from?
tranzitiv (Romanian) comes from French transitif, from Dutch transitief, from Latin trānsitīvus, from Latin trānsitus, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus — smoke; mist, haze.
tranzitiv (Romanian): transitive
Definitions
- transitive
Ancestry of “tranzitiv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | transitif | transitive |
| 2 | Dutch | transitief | transitive |
| 3 | Latin | trānsitīvus | transiting passing over |
| 4 | Latin | trānsitus | traversed, passed through |
| 5 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 6 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 7 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 8 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |