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

  1. Having changed, or being in the process of...

Ancestry of “transsexual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtrans-Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other...
2Latintrānsacross, beyond
3LatinPadusthe River Po
4LeponticBodincus
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “transsexual

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn