Where does “transcend” come from?
Transcend comes from Old French transcender, from Latin transcendere meaning to climb over, derived from Latin scandere and scando, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European skend- and terh₂-.
transcend (English): to pass beyond the limits of something; to...
Definitions
- to pass beyond the limits of something; to...
Ancestry of “transcend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | transcender | — |
| 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 |