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Where does “cisatlantic” come from?

cisatlantic (English) comes from English cis, from English cisgender, from English cis-, from Latin cis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cisatlantic (English): Situated on the same side of the Atlantic Ocean

Definitions

  1. Situated on the same side of the Atlantic Ocean

Ancestry of “cisatlantic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcisHaving two mutations on two genes on the same...
2EnglishcisgenderHaving a gender identity which matches the sex...
3Englishcis-On this side of; API + diazene → cis-diazene;...
4Latincison or to this or the near side of; short of;...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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