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transitus.

passage; crossing;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈtrãː.sɪ.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈtran.si.tus]

  1. passage, crossing (movement over or across)

    declension-4

  2. transition

    declension-4

  3. transit

    declension-4

  4. ‘passed over’ so as to be non-integral, non-essential, tangential, superficial, inconsequential

    declension-4 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Latin eō Latin trānsēo Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin trānsitus From trānsēo + -tus.

verb[ˈtrãː.sɪ.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈtran.si.tus]

  1. traversed, passed through

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect

  2. passed over

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect

  3. exceeded, surpassed

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of trānsēo.

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