Where does “trans-” come from?

trans- (German) 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- (German): trans

Definitions

  1. trans

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-
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