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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.

Ancestry of “trans-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintrāns—
2LatinPadus—
3LeponticBodincus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “trans-”

  • transfinite
  • transspezifisch
  • transkontinental
  • transatlantisch
  • transmembranös
  • Transmetallierung
  • transdisziplinär
  • transfinit
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