Etymology

transrhenane

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Today it means: From the eastern side of the Rhine; German. Full definition →

Latin Rhenus (Rhine) ← English 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. LatinRhenus (Rhine)
  10. English todaytransrhenane

From trans- (“across, beyond”) + Latin Rhenus (Rhine).

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