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Pronunciation
Forms
trāns-[1] Often trā- before voiced consonants (trādūcō, trāiciō, trāmittō).[2][3]
Etymology
It is the preposition trāns (“across”) used as a prefix,[2][1] inherited from Proto-Italic *trāns.[1] De Vaan explains the preposition as an old present participle, Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts (“crossing”).[3][1]
Cognate with Umbrian trahaf (“on the other side of”) and the Umbrian prefix trah-.[3]
Meanings
Prefix
- Across, over, to the other side (trānseō, trānsferō).[2][1]
- Through (trānsfīgō).[1]
- Beyond (trānsgredior).[1]
Word family
- trānseō
- trānsferō
- trādūcō
- trādō
- trānsmittō
- trānsigō
- trānsfīgō
- trānsgredior
- trānsiliō
- trānsportō
- trānsfuga
- trāiciō
- trānsvertō
Related words
- English trans-
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
- ^ a b c Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ^ a b c de Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 7, Leiden; Boston: Brill