Morpheme
tra(n)(s)- [trans-, tran-, tra-]
Type
prefix
Denotation
across, over, beyond, through, on the other side of, go beyond
Etymology
(1) Latin trāns; (2) assimilated form of Latin trāns before <s>; (2) Latin trā-, assimilated form of trāns before <d, j, v>; (4) Old French tra-; Latin trāns
Evidence
tradent, tradition, trajectory, tramontane, transaction, transcend, transchiffization, transcontinental, transcribble, transect, transexion, transform, transgender, transhape, tranship, transit, transmontane, transnational, transonic, transparent, transphincteric, transplendent, transplice, transpool, transubstantiate, transude, transumption, Transylvania, traverse, travesty
Notes
trans- also occurs before <s>, especially in modern words
