Where does “través” come from?
través (Spanish) comes from Catalan través, from Latin transversus, from Proto-Italic *trānsworssos — transverse, across.
través (Spanish): bend, turn
Definitions
- bend, turn
Ancestry of “través”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | través | width |
| 2 | Latin | transversus | turned across, lying across, from side to side;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *trānsworssos | transverse, across |