Etymology

transgenerational

Today it means: Acting across multiple generations Full definition →

English generational ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English generacioun
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  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. Latingenerō
  14. Latingenerātiō
  15. Old Frenchgeneracion
  16. Latingenerātiō
  17. Middle Englishgeneracioun
  18. Englishgeneration
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  21. Englishgenerational
  22. English todaytransgenerational

From trans- + generational.

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