English
transinformation
From trans- + information.
Formed from trans- + information
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-
Latin fōrma
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Latin īnfōrmō ‘to form, give shape to’
Latin īnfōrmātiō ‘formation, conception; education’
Anglo-Norman informacioun
Middle English enformacioun
English information
Today it means
noun Synonym of mutual information.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “transinformation”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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