Where does “nontransgression” come from?
nontransgression (English) comes from English transgression, from Middle English transgressioun, from Old French transgression, from Latin transgressio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
nontransgression (English): Lack of transgression; acts that do not transgress
Definitions
- Lack of transgression; acts that do not transgress
Ancestry of “nontransgression”, step by step
nontransgression traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transgression
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transgression | A violation of a law, duty or commandment; An act... |
| 2 | Middle English | transgressioun | A sin; a transgression of religious precepts |
| 3 | Old French | transgression | — |
| 4 | Latin | transgressio | transposition; transition; transgression |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |