traidor

/tɾaiˈdoɾ/ · B1 · adj

traitor, betrayer, backstabber

🐍🗡️ traidor = traitor; both from Latin traditor, one who hands you over

Latin tradere meant to hand over, which also gives tradition. A traditor handed people or secrets to the enemy. Spanish dropped the middle t and English dropped the d, so traidor and traitor are the same word.

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