Where does “transcendere” come from?
transcendere (Latin) comes from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
transcendere (Latin): third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
Definitions
- third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
Ancestry of “transcendere”, step by step
transcendere traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin scandere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 2 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |
via Latin trans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | trans | across, beyond |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | trānts | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
via Latin transcendo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | transcendo | I climb, pass, cross or step over; I overstep,... |
| 2 | Latin | trāns- | through, across, beyond |