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Where does “través” come from?

través (Spanish) comes from Catalan través, from Latin transversus, from Proto-Italic *trānsworssos.

través (Spanish): bend, turn

Definitions

  1. bend, turn

Ancestry of “través”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantravéswidth
2Latintransversusturned across, lying across, from side to side;...
3Proto-Italic*trānsworssos—

Words derived from “través”

  • travesero
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