English
transgenerational
From trans- + generational.
A compound of trans- + generational
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-
English trans-
Today it means
adj Acting across multiple generations
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / transgenerational