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Where does “transseksulo” come from?

transseksulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto 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.

transseksulo (Esperanto): a transgender person; a transsexual person

Definitions

  1. a transgender person; a transsexual person

Ancestry of “transseksulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotransacross, on the other side of; over
2Latintrāns—
3LatinPadus—
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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