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Where does “transfobia” come from?

transfobia (Spanish) comes from Spanish trans, from Spanish transexual, from Spanish trans-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.

transfobia (Spanish): transphobia

Definitions

  1. transphobia

Ancestry of “transfobia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtranstransgender, trans
2Spanishtransexual—
3Spanishtrans-trans-
4Latintrāns—
5LatinPadus—
6LeponticBodincus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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