Where does “transvestite” come from?
Transvestite derives from Latin trans, combined with vestis (clothing), ultimately tracing through Proto-Indo-European terh₂- meaning to cross or go beyond.
transvestite (English): A person who sometimes wears clothes...
Definitions
- A person who sometimes wears clothes...
Ancestry of “transvestite”, step by step
transvestite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin vestītus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vestītus | clothed, clad, dressed, having been clothed |
| 2 | Latin | vestiō | to clothe, dress |
| 3 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 4 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 5 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via German Transvestitismus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Transvestitismus | — |