traverse · noun, verb, adverb, adjective1
- Latin · derived fromvertere“to turn”
- Latin · derived fromtrans“across”
- Old French · derived fromtraverser
- Middle English · inherited fromtraversen
- English todaytraverse
From Middle English traversen, from Old French traverser, from Latin trans (“across”) + versus (“turned”), perfect passive participle of Latin vertere (“to turn”).
Traverse · proper noun2
- French · borrowed fromTraverse
- English todayTraverse
Borrowed from French Traverse.
Words from the same roots
Latintrans all →
transparenttransvestitetranspirationtranspireTransnistriatransducetralineatetransfretationtranshumancetregetour
Latinvertere all →
vertotrovertretrovertversor-vertvertisol
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.