Where does “travesticide” come from?
travesticide (English) comes from English travesti, from Portuguese travesti, from French travesti, from Italian travestire, from Italian vestire, from Latin vestīre, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis — flax.
travesticide (English): The killing of a travesti because of her gender, especially when motivated by transmisogyny
Definitions
- The killing of a travesti because of her gender, especially when motivated by transmisogyny
Ancestry of “travesticide”, step by step
travesticide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English travesti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | travesti | A member of a Latin American gender role, variously construed as a cross-dressing man, a third gender or a trans woman |
| 2 | Portuguese | travesti | transvestite; cross-dresser |
| 3 | French | travesti | transvestite; past participle of travestir |
| 4 | Italian | travestire | to disguise; to dress up |
| 5 | Italian | vestire | to dress; to clothe; to make somebody's clothes |
| 6 | Latin | vestīre | — |
| 7 | Latin | vestiō | to clothe, dress |
| 8 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 9 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 10 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via English cide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cide | — |