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Origin of traverse
First recorded in 1250–1300; (verb) Middle English traversen, from Middle French traverser ”to cross,” from Late Latin trānsversāre, derivative of Latin trānsversus (see trans-, versus); (noun) Middle English travers(e), from Middle French traverse (from Latin trānsversa “something lying across,” feminine of trānsversus ) and travers (from Latin trānsversum passage across, neuter of trānsversus )
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British Dictionary definitions for traverse
Derived forms of traverse
traversable, adjectivetraversal, nountraverser, nounWord Origin for traverse
C14: from Old French traverser, from Late Latin trānsversāre, from Latin trānsversus transverse
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