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transverso.

transverse (lying across)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/tɾɐ̃zˈvɛʁ.su/Brazil[tɾɐ̃zˈvɛh.su]Brazil/tɾɐ̃zˈvɛɾ.su/São-Paulo/tɾɐ̃ʒˈvɛʁ.su/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. transverse (lying across)

  2. (muscle, ligament) that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body or the majo axis of an organ

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 trānsversuslbor. Portuguese transverso Learned borrowing from Latin trānsversus. Doublet of travesso.

noun/tɾɐ̃zˈvɛʁ.su/Brazil[tɾɐ̃zˈvɛh.su]Brazil/tɾɐ̃zˈvɛɾ.su/São-Paulo/tɾɐ̃ʒˈvɛʁ.su/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. reptilian head bone that joins the posterior part of the jaw to the pterygoid

    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 trānsversuslbor. Portuguese transverso Learned borrowing from Latin trānsversus. Doublet of travesso.

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