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Where does “transgressor” come from?

Transgressor comes from Middle English transgressour, from Latin transgressor, one who crosses over or violates, from transgressus, past participle of transgredior, meaning to step across or go beyond.

transgressor (English): Someone who transgresses

Definitions

  1. Someone who transgresses

Ancestry of “transgressor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtransgressour—
2Anglo-Normantransgressour—
3Latintransgressortransgressor
Every word from Latin transgressor →