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transversal.

transversal (running or lying across)

11 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/tɾɐ̃z.veʁˈsaw/Brazil[tɾɐ̃z.vehˈsaʊ̯]Brazil/tɾɐ̃z.veɾˈsaw/São-Paulo[tɾɐ̃z.veɾˈsaʊ̯]São-Paulo

  1. transversal (running or lying across)

    feminine · masculine
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- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Proto-Italic *trānsworssos Latin trānsversus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin trānsversālisbor. Portuguese transversal Borrowed from Latin trānsversālis.

noun/tɾɐ̃z.veʁˈsaw/Brazil[tɾɐ̃z.vehˈsaʊ̯]Brazil/tɾɐ̃z.veɾˈsaw/São-Paulo[tɾɐ̃z.veɾˈsaʊ̯]São-Paulo

  1. a transversal line

    feminine
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- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Proto-Italic *trānsworssos Latin trānsversus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin trānsversālisbor. Portuguese transversal Borrowed from Latin trānsversālis.

noun/tɾɐ̃z.veʁˈsaw/Brazil[tɾɐ̃z.vehˈsaʊ̯]Brazil/tɾɐ̃z.veɾˈsaw/São-Paulo[tɾɐ̃z.veɾˈsaʊ̯]São-Paulo

  1. transverse muscle

    masculine
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- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Proto-Italic *trānsworssos Latin trānsversus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin trānsversālisbor. Portuguese transversal Borrowed from Latin trānsversālis.

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