Etymology

transpacific

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Today it means: Beyond, spanning or crossing, or on or from the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Full definition →

English Pacific ← Latin trans- ← Proto-Italic *trāns-
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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. EnglishPacific
  10. English todaytranspacific

From trans- + Pacific.

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