Where does “trans-Neptunian” come from?
trans-Neptunian (English) comes from English trans, from English transgender, from English gender, from Middle English gender, from Middle French gendre, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
trans-Neptunian (English): lying beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune
Definitions
- lying beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune
Ancestry of “trans-Neptunian”, step by step
trans-Neptunian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trans | In a double bond in which the greater radical on... |
| 2 | English | transgender | Having a gender which is different from the sex... |
| 3 | English | gender | kind |
| 4 | Middle English | gender | — |
| 5 | Middle French | gendre | — |
| 6 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English Neptunian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Neptunian | Of or pertaining to Neptune, the Roman god of... |
| 2 | English | Neptune | eighth planet in the solar system |
| 3 | Middle English | Neptune | — |
| 4 | Latin | Neptūnus | Neptune god of the sea |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | neptūnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nébʰos | cloud; mist, moisture |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | nebʰ- | to become damp, cloudy |