Etymology

cross-train

Today it means: To train in a different task, skill or sport Full definition →

English train ← Middle English trayne ← Old French train
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The story

  1. Englishcross-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
  3. Latintrahere
  4. Vulgar Latin*tragīnāre
  5. Old Frenchtraïner
  6. Old Frenchtrain
  7. Middle Englishtrayne
  8. Englishtrain
  9. English todaycross-train

From cross- + train.

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