Etymology

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Today it means: Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction; perpendicular or slanted relative to the "forward" direction; identified with movement across areas. Full definition →

Latin trānsversus
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  1. Latin · derived fromtrānsversus“turned across; going or lying across or crosswise”
  2. English todaytransverse

Late Middle English, from Latin trānsversus (“turned across; going or lying across or crosswise”). Doublet of transversal.

Words from the same roots

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transversal

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