Etymology

transversal

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Today it means: Running or lying across; transverse. Full definition →

Middle French transversal ← Medieval Latin trānsversālis ← Latin trānsversus
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  1. Latin · derived fromtrānsversus
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromtrānsversālis
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromtransversal
  4. English todaytransversal

From Middle French transversal, from Medieval Latin trānsversālis, from Latin trānsversus.

Words from the same roots

Latintrānsversus all →

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