Meaning

noun one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy

adjective on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)

originEtymology tree 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 Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English Alpine English transalpine From trans- + Alpine.

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