Where does “transfobia” come from?
transfobia (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.
transfobia (Portuguese): transphobia
Ancestry of “transfobia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | trans | Short for transexual; Short for transgênero |
| 2 | Portuguese | transexual | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | sexual | sexual |
| 4 | Latin | sexuālis | — |
| 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 |