## Etymology
From transition + -ary; transition is from Latin trānsitiō(n-) ('a going across'), from trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go').

## AI Etymology
Transitionary is from transition + -ary; transition is from Latin trānsitiō(n-) ('a going across'), from trānsīre ('to go across'), from trāns ('across') + īre ('to go'). Important recorded forms include trānsitiō (Latin), trāns (Latin), and īre (Latin). Morphologically, the trans- element contributes the sense of across, through, beyond, or change from one state into another. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers relating to or marking a transition; transitional. The wider family includes related words such as transition, transitional, and transit.

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- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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