English
tran-
Tran- comes from Latin trāns ‘across, on the far side, beyond’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘through, throughout, over’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₂-‘through, throughout, over’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tr̥h₂-n̥tsreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*trāntsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrāns‘across, on the far side, beyond’
- Englishtodaytran-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₂-‘through, throughout, over’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tr̥h₂-n̥tsreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*trāntsreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEtrāns‘across, on the far side, beyond’
- Englishtodaytran-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘through, throughout, over’
through, enter, thorough, avatar, tram, tardy, torus, tranquillity, sarai, transom, 16 more
through Proto-Italic *trānts
transparent, transpire, transpiration, 1 more
through Latin trāns ‘across, on the far side, beyond’
Today it means
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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- / tran-