| The American Heritage® Book of English Usage. |
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996.
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8. Word Formation: Plurals, Possessives, Affixes, and Compounds
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| § 51. trans- |
| The prefix trans- goes back to the Latin prefix trans-, from the Latin preposition trans, meaning “across, beyond, through.” Many of the most common English words beginning with trans- are derived from Latin words or elements, as in transfer, transfuse, translate, transmit, transpire, and transport. Another large group of words has trans- in combination with English adjectives, as in transatlantic, transcontinental, transoceanic, transpacific, and transpolar, with the meaning “across” or “through” a particular geographic element. | 1 |
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