transtineo

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Latin

Etymology

From trāns- +‎ teneō (hold; restrain).

Pronunciation

Verb

trānstineō (present infinitive trānstinēre); second conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to go or pass through

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Italian: trattenere
  • Sicilian: trattèniri

References

  • transtineo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • transtineo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.