Where does “transitional” come from?
Transitional derives from English transition, from Latin transitio meaning a crossing over, from Latin trans meaning across and a root meaning to cross found in Proto-Indo-European terh₂-.
transitional (English): of, or relating to a transition; temporary;...
Definitions
- of, or relating to a transition; temporary;...
Ancestry of “transitional”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transition | The process of change from one form, state, style... |
| 2 | Middle French | transition | — |
| 3 | Latin | transitio | transit, transition, passage; desertion;... |
| 4 | Latin | itio | a going, walking, travelling |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |