English
trans-
Trans- comes from Proto-Italic *trāns ‘across, beyond’, from Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t ‘to get through, cross over’, and ultimately from *terh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₂-‘to cross over, pass through, overcome’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*térh₂t‘to get through, cross over’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tr̥h₂óntsreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tr̥h₂n̥tsreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*trāns‘across, beyond’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*trāns-reconstructed
- Englishtodaytrans-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*terh₂-‘to cross over, pass through, overcome’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*térh₂t‘to get through, cross over’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tr̥h₂óntsreconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tr̥h₂n̥tsreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*trāns‘across, beyond’reconstructed
- Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*trāns-reconstructed
- Englishtodaytrans-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- ‘to cross over, pass through, overcome’
through, enter, thorough, avatar, tram, tardy, torus, sarai, très, 21 more
through Proto-Italic *trāns ‘across, beyond’
Today it means
prefix Extending across, through, or over.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- / trans-