Where does “transethnicity” come from?
transethnicity (English) comes from English transethnic, from English ethnic, from French ethnique, from Middle French ethnique, from Old French ethnique, from Latin ethnicus, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος — to do, put, place.
transethnicity (English): The quality of being transethnic
Definitions
- The quality of being transethnic
Ancestry of “transethnicity”, step by step
transethnicity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transethnic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transethnic | Encompassing more than one ethnicity |
| 2 | English | ethnic | Of or relating to a group of people having common... |
| 3 | French | ethnique | ethnic |
| 4 | Middle French | ethnique | — |
| 5 | Old French | ethnique | — |
| 6 | Latin | ethnicus | heathen; pagan |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐθνικός | national |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἔθνος | group of people: tribe, family; group of animals:... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἔθω | I am accustomed, I tend to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |