Where does “transcendent” come from?
transcendent (Dutch) comes from Latin trānscendēns, from Latin transcendo, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
transcendent (Dutch): transcendental, not algebraic
Definitions
- transcendental, not algebraic
Ancestry of “transcendent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trānscendēns | overstepping, surpassing, exceeding, transcending |
| 2 | Latin | transcendo | I climb, pass, cross or step over; I overstep,... |
| 3 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |