Where does “transgressable” come from?
transgressable (English) comes from English able, from Middle English able, from Old French able, from Latin habilis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
transgressable (English): Able to be transgressed
Definitions
- Able to be transgressed
Ancestry of “transgressable”, step by step
transgressable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English able
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | able | Easy to use; Suitable; competent; Liable to |
| 2 | Middle English | able | capable, expert, qualified, skilful, competent |
| 3 | Old French | able | able; capable |
| 4 | Latin | habilis | able to have/possess/maintain; having sufficient... |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English transgress
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transgress | To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | transgressen | to transgress; to commit an offense; to sin |
| 3 | Latin | transgressus | crossed (climbed or passed over), having crossed |
| 4 | Latin | transgredior | I step beyond, across or over, climb or pass... |
| 5 | Latin | gradior | I step, walk; I advance, go |
| 6 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |