English word traitor comes from Latin dare, Proto-Celtic *taratrom (Auger.), Latin trans-, Latin trans (Across, beyond.), Albanian tradere
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| dare | Latin (lat) | |
| *taratrom | Proto-Celtic (cel-pro) | Auger. |
| trans- | Latin (lat) | |
| trans | Latin (lat) | Across, beyond. |
| tradere | Albanian (sqi) | |
| taratrum | Latin (lat) | |
| trado | Latin (lat) | I deliver by teaching, propound, propose, teach.. I give up or surrender (treacherously), betray.. I hand down (to posterity by written communication), narrate, recount.. I hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide.. I leave behind, bequeath. |
| trado | Portuguese (por) | Auger (tool for boring holes in wood). |
| traditor | Latin (lat) | Betrayer, traitor. Teacher. |
| traitor | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Traitor. |
| traitor | English (eng) | Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust.. Someone who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country.. Someone who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country; someone guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army [...] |