LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
preposition

dē trans

dē trans (+ accusative)

Meaning

  1. Late Latinproscribedwith accusativefrom beyond, from across
    5th c. CE, Servius praepositio etiam de non potest adiungi nomini interveniente adverbio, ut de trans Tiberim venioLikewise, the preposition de cannot apply to a noun when an adverb comes between them, as in 'I come from across the Tiber'.

Origins

From dē + trans.

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalandetràs
  • Occitandetràs
  • Old Frenchdetrés
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesedetrás
  • Spanishdetrás
  • Galiciandetrás

Quick answers

What does dē trans mean in Latin?
dē trans, a preposition, means “from beyond, from across”.