Etymology

troonism

troon·ism
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Today it means: Transgenderism (purported ideology behind transgender identities). Full definition →

English troon ← Middle English gone? ← Old English guma
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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. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeǵʰ-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéǵʰōm
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰmṓ
  20. Proto-Germanic*gumô
  21. Proto-West Germanic*gumō
  22. Old Englishguma
  23. Middle Englishgone?
  24. Englishgooney
  25. Englishgoon
  26. Englishtroon
  27. English todaytroonism

From troon (“transgender person”) + -ism.

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