Latin

trāns

‘across’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin trāns.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin trāns, most familiar first.

• trans
• transparent ← trānspārēns
• transitive ← trānsitīvus ← trānsitus
• transom ← traunsom ← trānstrum
• transpire ← transpirer ← transpirare
• très
• transpiration ← transpiratio ← transpiro
• transliterate ← transliterātum
• transposer ← transpono ← pōnō
• tregetour ← tregetor

Etymograph / Latin trāns