traverse
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
tra-
vers
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
traverse
to pass, move, or extend over, across, or through; cross; to go back and forth over or along; cross and recross
v. 在...来回移动; 横过, 铭刻; n. 横贯, 横木
Dissection of traverse
traverse = tra- (=trans, across, beyond, over) + vers (turn, extended further to mean to move back and forth) + -e (-e does not have a meaning. For its origin and original meaning, please click here);
traverse = move or pass back and forth, or move across
Now Repeat my Dissection
traverse = move or pass back and forth, or move across
Important roots for this word:
trans-
tra-
vers
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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