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transgenerational

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Acting across multiple generations

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin generō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin generātiōbor. Old French generacionbor. ▲ Latin generātiōbor. Middle English generacioun English generation English -al English generational English transgenerational From trans- + generational.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: transgeneracional — Translations
  • French: transgénérationnel — Translations
  • Galician: transxeracional — Translations
  • Hungarian: transzgenerációs — Translations
  • Italian: transgenerazionale — Translations
  • Portuguese: transgeracional — Translations
  • Spanish: transgeneracional — Translations
  • Swedish: transgenerationell — Translations