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Where does “trans-” come from?

trans- (English) comes from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

trans- (English): Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other...

Definitions

  1. Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other...

Ancestry of “trans-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrāns—
2LatinPadus—
3LeponticBodincus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “trans-”

  • transnational
  • transverse
  • transistor
  • transgenic
  • Transvaal
  • transatlantic
  • translocation
  • transmembrane
  • Transylvania
  • transgender
  • transgene
  • transversely
  • transcontinental
  • transboundary
  • transnationalism
  • transsexual
  • transferrin
  • transcultural
  • transcranial
  • transliteration
  • transdermal
  • transpersonal
  • Transjordan
  • transdisciplinary
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