English

Transjordan

From trans- + Jordan.

Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over, pass through, overcome’

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Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts

Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts

Proto-Italic *trāns ‘across, beyond’

Proto-Italic *trāns-

Latin jurdanus

Middle English jordan ‘pot’

Today it means

name The region located east of the Jordan River.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Transjordan