de trans

Latin

Etymology

From dē +‎ trans.

Preposition

dē trans (+ accusative) (Late Latin, proscribed)

1. from beyond, from across
   • 5th c. CE, Servius

     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

• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: detràs
  • Old French: detrés
  • Occitan: detràs
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Galician: detrás
  • Portuguese: detrás
  • Spanish: detrás