Where does “transborder” come from?
Transborder derives from English trans- combined with border, which comes from Frankish bord meaning board or plank, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- meaning to carry or bear.
transborder (English): Beyond the border, on the other side of the...
Definitions
- Beyond the border, on the other side of the...
Ancestry of “transborder”, step by step
transborder 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 border
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | border | The outer edge of something; A decorative strip... |
| 2 | Middle English | bordure | An edge, boundary, demarcation; A heraldic... |
| 3 | Old French | bordeure | — |
| 4 | Old French | border | to border |
| 5 | Frankish | bord | plank, board; side of a ship or vessel; board,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burdą | board, plank; table |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |