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Where does “cisgenderism” come from?

cisgenderism (English) comes 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, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cisgenderism (English): cisgender attitudes and beliefs generally

Definitions

  1. cisgender attitudes and beliefs generally

Ancestry of “cisgenderism”, step by step

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