Where does “transasiatic” come from?
transasiatic (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.
transasiatic (English): Crossing the whole of Asia; Passing through Asia
Definitions
- Crossing the whole of Asia; Passing through Asia
Ancestry of “transasiatic”, step by step
transasiatic 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 Asiatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Asiatic | Asian; Eccentric or crazy as a result of spending... |
| 2 | French | asiatique | From or pertaining to Asia; Asian; Asiatic |
| 3 | Latin | asiaticus | Asiatic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀσιατικός | of Asia Minor, Anatolian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |