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

Definitions

  1. transphobia

Ancestry of “transfobia”, step by step

transfobia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese trans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesetransShort for transexual; Short for transgênero
2Portuguesetransexualtranssexual of a person, having changed sex
3Portuguesesexualsexual
4Latinsexuālissexual
5Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
6Proto-Italicseksus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Portuguese fobia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefobiaphobia
2Frenchphobiephobia
3Ancient GreekΦόβοςmythological personification of fear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰegʷ-to flee; to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →