Where does “transandare” come from?

transandare (Italian) comes from Italian andare, from Latin vado, from Proto-Italic wāðō, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- — to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse.

Ancestry of “transandare”, step by step

transandare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian andare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianandareto go
2LatinvadoI go, walk, rush; I ford, wade through
3Proto-Italicwāðōadvance, proceed, go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₂dʰ-to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse

via Italian trans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantranstranssexual
2Italiantransessualetranssexual
3Frenchtranssexueltranssexual
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₂dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāðō →Every word from Latin vado →