Etymology

transshipment

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Today it means: The transfer of goods from one means of transport to another. Full definition →

English shipment ← 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. Englishship
  10. Englishshipment
  11. English todaytransshipment

From trans- + shipment.

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