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Where does “travesero” come from?

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

travesero (Spanish): cross-; horizontal; bolster

Definitions

  1. cross-; horizontal; bolster

Ancestry of “travesero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtravésbend, turn
2Catalantravéswidth
3Latintransversusturned across, lying across, from side to side;...
4Proto-Italic*trānsworssos—
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