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Yes, betray is from betrayen from OFr trair from tradere from trans- plus dare.
"Tradere", "vendere", etc. are 3rd conjugation, while the root "dare" is 1st declension. Note also - "sedeo": I sit; "sedo": I cause to be seated.
In English we have transitive/intransitive pairs like lay/lie and set/sit (cf German legen/liegen and setzen/sitzen).
I wonder if "trans-dare" -> tradere and "venum-dare" -> vendere are examples of a similar pattern?
Do ut des.
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