de trans

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dē +‎ trans.

Preposition[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

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