Etymology

transsexualism

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Today it means: Transsexuality; the state of being transsexual. Full definition →

English transsexual ← Latin sexuālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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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*sek-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*séks-u-s
  11. Proto-Italic*seksus
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  14. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  15. Latinsecō
  16. Latinsecāre?
  17. Latinsexus
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Latinsexuālis
  21. Englishsexual
  22. Englishtranssexual
  23. English todaytranssexualism

From transsexual + -ism.

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