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Where does “transgressest” come from?

transgressest (English) comes from English transgress, from Middle English transgressen, from Latin transgressus, from Latin transgredior, from Latin gradior, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

transgressest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “transgressest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransgressTo exceed or overstep some limit or boundary; To...
2Middle Englishtransgressen—
3Latintransgressuscrossed , having crossed
4LatintransgrediorI step beyond, across or over, climb or pass...
5LatingradiorI step, walk; I advance, go
6Latingradusa step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
7Proto-Italicgraðus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰradʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ- →