Where does “transgression” come from?
Transgression comes from Old French transgression, from Latin transgressio, derived from transgressus, the past participle of transgredior, meaning to step across or go beyond, from gradi meaning to step or walk.
transgression (English): A violation of a law, duty or commandment; An act...
Definitions
- A violation of a law, duty or commandment; An act...
Ancestry of “transgression”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | transgressioun | A sin; a transgression of religious precepts |
| 2 | Old French | transgression | — |
| 3 | Latin | transgressio | transposition; transition; transgression |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |