Etymology

trans

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Today it means: In (or constituting, forming, or describing) a double bond in which the greater radical on both ends is on the opposite side of the bond. Full definition →

Latin trāns
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trans · adjective1

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromtrāns
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromtrāns
  3. English todaytrans

Learned borrowing from Latin trāns (“on the other side of”). Doublet of très.

trans · adjective, noun, verb2

Clipping of transgender or transsexual.

trans · noun3

Clippings.

trans · noun4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots

Latintrāns all →

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