The prefix CIS—

Cisalpine Gaul is upset that Transalpine Gaul said it was on the same side of the Alps as Rome.

FUN FACT: when I explained the term cisgender to some people who are actually FROM Cisalpine Gaul, I explained it in terms of Cisalpine and Transalpine Gaul, and they were immediately comfortable with it. Because of course they have zero issues with being called Cisalpine Gaul.

The image is a map of cisalpine Gaul and transalpine Gaul. The Romans referred to the part of Gaul that was on the ...