Where does “reverse trap” come from?
reverse trap (English) comes from English reverse, from Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, from Latin reversus, from Latin revertor, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
reverse trap (English): Someone who has a vagina but who passes as male
Definitions
- Someone who has a vagina but who passes as male
Ancestry of “reverse trap”, step by step
reverse trap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reverse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reverse | Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite... |
| 2 | Middle English | revers | In a reverse way or direction; upside-down |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | revers | reverse; opposite; contrary; opposite; reverse |
| 4 | Latin | reversus | returned |
| 5 | Latin | revertor | I return; I turn back, turn around |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English trap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trap | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body |
| 2 | Middle English | trappe | trap |
| 3 | Old English | træppe | a trap |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trap- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dreb- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |