Dictionary

transracial en · ADJ

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 *h₁reh₁s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial English transracial From trans- + racial.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Encompassing more than one race of people; interracial.
   • transracial adoption
2. (neologism, not-comparable, rare) Identifying as a member of a different race of people than the race into which one was born.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:transracial.

Deriveds

transracialism · transracially · transraciality

Hyponyms

transblack

Relateds

transethnic · RCTA · interethnic

Synonyms

transrace

Translations (1)

pt transracial (identifying as a member of a different race)