Where does “trans” come from?

trans (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese transexual, from Portuguese sexual, from Latin sexuālis, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

trans (Portuguese): Short for transexual; Short for transgênero

Definitions

  1. Short for transexual; Short for transgênero

Ancestry of “trans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetransexualtranssexual of a person, having changed sex
2Portuguesesexualsexual
3Latinsexuālissexual
4Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
5Proto-Italicseksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “trans”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →