Etymology

transvestigation

trans·ves·ti·ga·tion

Today it means: An informal investigation into whether a public figure is secretly transgender, generally conducted by analyzing that person's appearance and anatomical structure. Full definition →

First used mid-2010sEnglish investigation ← Middle English investigacioun ← Old French gendre
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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*ǵenh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  11. Proto-Italic*genos
  12. Latingenus
  13. Old Frenchgendre
  14. Middle Englishgendre
  15. Englishgender
  16. Englishtransgender
  17. Middle Englishinvestigacioun
  18. Englishinvestigation
  19. English todaytransvestigation

Blend of transgender + investigation.

First known use, by meaning

  • from mid-2010s An informal investigation into whether a public figure is secretly transgender, generally conducted by analyzing that person's appearance and anatomical structure.

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