Where does “transsexual” come from?
Transsexual comes from English trans- combined with sexual, which derives from Latin sexuālis, formed from Latin sexus and the adjectival suffix -ālis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-.
transsexual (English): Having changed, or being in the process of...
Definitions
- Having changed, or being in the process of...
Ancestry of “transsexual”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trans- | Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other... |
| 2 | Latin | trāns | — |
| 3 | Latin | Padus | — |
| 4 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “transsexual”