"across, through" in seven languages
Meaningacross, through
Spanish
a través de
/a tɾaˈbes de/
inherited
French
à travers
/a tʁavɛʁ/
inherited
Italian
attraverso
/attraˈvɛrso/
inherited
Portuguese
através de
/atɾaˈvɛs dʒi/
inherited
Romanian
prin
/prin/
other source · Latin PER + IN
Catalan
a través de
/ə tɾəˈbɛs də/
inherited
English
across
/əˈkɹɔs/
other source · a- + cross (Old Norse kross, ultimately Latin CRUCEM)
English → Italianacross, throughattraversoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: transverse, traverse.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
TRĀNSVERSUM‘turned across, lying crosswise’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
TRĀNSVERSUM lost its n before s in all three (spoken Latin already said trasversum). Italian glued the preposition on: a + traverso → attraverso, doubling the t.
English relatives: transverse, traverse
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In a sentence
- esCaminamos a través del bosque.
- frNous avons marché à travers la forêt.
- itAbbiamo camminato attraverso il bosco.
- ptCaminhamos através da floresta.
- roAm mers prin pădure.
- caVam caminar a través del bosc.
- enWe walked across the forest.
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