Where does “transgressivism” come from?
transgressivism (English) comes from English transgressive, from English transgress, from Middle English transgressen, from Latin transgressus, from Latin transgredior, from Latin gradior, from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus.
transgressivism (English): behavior
Definitions
- behavior
Ancestry of “transgressivism”, step by step
transgressivism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transgressive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transgressive | Involving transgression; that passes beyond some... |
| 2 | English | transgress | To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | transgressen | to transgress; to commit an offense; to sin |
| 4 | Latin | transgressus | crossed (climbed or passed over), having crossed |
| 5 | Latin | transgredior | I step beyond, across or over, climb or pass... |
| 6 | Latin | gradior | I step, walk; I advance, go |
| 7 | Latin | gradus | a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | graðus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰradʰ- | — |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |