Where does “transfeminicídio” come from?
transfeminicídio (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese trans, 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.
transfeminicídio (Portuguese): transfemicide
Definitions
- transfemicide
Ancestry of “transfeminicídio”, step by step
transfeminicídio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese trans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | trans | Short for transexual; Short for transgênero |
| 2 | Portuguese | transexual | transsexual of a person, having changed sex |
| 3 | Portuguese | sexual | sexual |
| 4 | Latin | sexuālis | sexual |
| 5 | Latin | sexus | division; sex; gender |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | seksus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | séksus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Portuguese feminicídio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | feminicídio | femicide |
| 2 | Latin | fēmina | woman |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | fēmanā | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂ | who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |