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
- cisgender attitudes and beliefs generally
Ancestry of “cisgenderism”, step by step
cisgenderism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cisgender
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cisgender | Having a gender identity which matches the sex... |
| 2 | English | cis- | On this side of; API + diazene → cis-diazene;... |
| 3 | Latin | cis | on or to this or the near side of; short of;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |