de trans

de trans

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin dē
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-t
Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t
Proto-Indo-European *-ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts
Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts
Proto-Italic *trāns
Latin trans
Latin dē trans

    From dē + trans.

    Preposition

    dē trans (+ accusative) (Late Latin, proscribed)

    1. from beyond, from across
      • 5th c. CE, Servius[1]
        praepositio etiam de non potest adiungi nomini interveniente adverbio, ut de trans Tiberim venio
        Likewise, the preposition de cannot apply to a noun when an adverb comes between them, as in 'I come from across the Tiber'.

    Descendants

    • Gallo-Romance:
      • Catalan: detràs
      • Old French: detrés
      • Occitan: detràs
    • Ibero-Romance:

    References

    1. ^ Adams, J. N. (2013), Social Variation and the Latin Language, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 596, 602
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