Etymology

transexy

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Today it means: Both transgender and sexy. Full definition →

English sexy ← Middle English sexe ← Old French sexe
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  11. Proto-Italic*genos
  12. Latingenus
  13. Old Frenchgendre
  14. Middle Englishgendre
  15. Englishgender
  16. Englishtransgender
  17. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
  19. Proto-Italic*seksus
  20. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  22. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  23. Latinsecō
  24. Latinsecāre?
  25. Latinsexus
  26. Old Frenchsexe
  27. Middle Englishsexe
  28. Englishsex
  29. Englishsexy
  30. English todaytransexy

Blend of transgender + sexy.

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