Where does “trans” come from?

trans (Esperanto) comes 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.

trans (Esperanto): across, on the other side of; over

Definitions

  1. across, on the other side of; over

Ancestry of “trans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrānsacross, beyond
2LatinPadusthe River Po
3LeponticBodincus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “trans”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →