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trāmĕo, āre, v. transmeo.

trāmĕs, ĭtis, m. [akin to trans, and Gr. τέρμα, goal].

  1. I. Lit., a cross-way, sideway, by-path, foot-path (cf. semita): domum ire coepi tramite, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 62 Müll.: egressus est non viis, sed tramitibus, paludatus, Cic. Phil. 13, 9, 19: in Apennini tramitibus, id. ib. 12, 11, 26: per tramites occulte perfugeret, Sall. C. 57, 1: per tramites occultos, id. J. 48, 2: transvorsis tramitibus transgressus, Liv. 2, 39, 3; Suet. Caes. 31: per devios tramites refugiens, id. Aug. 16; Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 44; 3 (4), 22, 24; Verg. A. 11, 515 al.
    1. B. Transf.
      1. 1. Poet., in gen., a way, path, road, course, flight: cito decurrit tramite virgo, Verg. A. 5, 610: facili jam tramite sistam, id. ib. 6, 676: palantes error certo de tramite pellit. Hor. S. 2, 3, 49; Ov. F. 3, 13; id. M. 10, 53; Sen. Ep. 84, 13; Stat. Th. 2, 48: trames aquae immensae, a channel, Vulg. Ecclus. 24, 41.
      2. * 2. Branches of a family, Gell. 13, 19, 15.
  2. II. Trop., a way of life, way, course, method, manner: (Epicurus) viam monstravit, tramite parvo Qua possemus ad id recto contendere cursu, Lucr. 6, 27: ab aequitatis recto tramite deviare, Amm. 22, 10, 2: augustissimus ad immortalitatis praemium, Lact. 5, 18, 11 al.

trans-mĕo or trāmĕo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n., to go over or across, to go through (rare; not in Cic. or Cæs.): ad quem (lacum) ciconiae non transmeant, Plin. 10, 29, 41, § 77 (Jahn, permeant): terrā marique, Tac. A. 12, 62 fin.: sole duodecim signa transmeante, Plin. 30, 11, 29, § 96: quicquid non transmeat (in cribrando) repetitur in pila, id. 33, 5, 26, § 87; App. M. 6, p. 180, 19 and 36: transmeato freto, Amm. 28, 8, 6; Vulg. Luc. 16, 26: trama, quod trameat frigus id genus vestimenti, Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.