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)
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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, nounWord Origin for traverse
C14: from Old French
traverser, from Late Latin
trānsversāre, from Latin
trānsversus
transverse