Meanings
adjectivetransgenerational (comparative more transgenerational, superlative most transgenerational)
comparative more transgenerational · superlative most transgenerational
- Acting across multiple generations
the support of transgenerational relationships and the repeal of age of consent laws
1980 August 30, Mickey Zacuto, “Liberation”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 6, page 4
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrans-
- Englishtrans-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Italic*genos
- Latingenus
- Latingenerō
- Latingenerātiō
- Old Frenchgeneracion
- Latingenerātiō
- Middle Englishgeneracioun
- Englishgeneration
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishgenerational
- Englishtransgenerational
From trans- + generational.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan transgeneracional
- transgeneracionalTranslations
French transgénérationnel
- transgénérationnelTranslations
Hungarian transzgenerációs
- transzgenerációsTranslations
Italian transgenerazionale
- transgenerazionaleTranslations
Portuguese transgeracional
- transgeracionalTranslations
Spanish transgeneracional
- transgeneracionalTranslations
Swedish transgenerationell
- transgenerationellTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
transgenerational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transgenerational
MLA
“transgenerational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transgenerational. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transgenerational,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transgenerational.
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