Etymology

transitional

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Today it means: of, or relating to a transition Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English transition ← Middle French transition
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The story

  1. Middle Frenchtransition
  2. Englishtransition
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. English todaytransitional

From transition + -al.

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