Origin of traverse

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English traversen < Middle French traverser to cross < Late Latin trānsversāre, derivative of Latin trānsversus (see trans-, versus); (noun) Middle English travers(e) < Middle French traverse (< Latin trānsversa something lying across, feminine of trānsversus) and travers (< Latin trānsversum passage across, neuter of trānsversus)

OTHER WORDS FROM traverse

Example sentences from the Web for traversal

  • She59 noticed the bag, its texture, and the words “Traversal—Toulon” stamped on it.

    The Beach of Dreams |H. De Vere Stacpoole

British Dictionary definitions for traversal

Derived forms of traverse

traversable, adjective traversal, noun traverser, noun

Word Origin for traverse

C14: from Old French traverser, from Late Latin trānsversāre, from Latin trānsversus transverse