Where does “non-cisgender” come from?
non-cisgender (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,...
non-cisgender (English): Not cisgender
Definitions
- Not cisgender
Ancestry of “non-cisgender”, step by step
non-cisgender 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,... |