Where does “transtrapezial” come from?
transtrapezial (English) comes from English trapezial, from English trapezium, from Late Latin trapezium, from Ancient Greek τραπέζιον, from Ancient Greek τράπεζα, from Ancient Greek *τετράπεζα, from Ancient Greek πέζα, from Ancient Greek πούς — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
transtrapezial (English): Across or through the trapezius muscle
Definitions
- Across or through the trapezius muscle
Ancestry of “transtrapezial”, step by step
transtrapezial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trapezial
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trapezial | In the form of a trapezium; Of or pertaining to... |
| 2 | English | trapezium | A four-sided polygon with two sides parallel; A... |
| 3 | Late Latin | trapezium | trapezium, trapezoid |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τραπέζιον | irregular quadrilateral; little table; small... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τράπεζα | a table |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | *τετράπεζα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέζα | foot, edge; foot, instep, bottom; -footed,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via English trans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trans | In a double bond in which the greater radical on... |
| 2 | English | transgender | Having a gender which is different from the sex... |
| 3 | English | gender | kind |
| 4 | Middle English | gender | — |
| 5 | Middle French | gendre | — |
| 6 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |