Where does “transsexualism” come from?
transsexualism (English) comes from English transsexual, from English trans-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
transsexualism (English): Transsexuality; the state of being transsexual
Definitions
- Transsexuality; the state of being transsexual
Ancestry of “transsexualism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transsexual | Having changed, or being in the process of... |
| 2 | English | trans- | Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other... |
| 3 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 4 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 5 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |