Where does “transcender” come from?

transcender (Portuguese) comes from Latin transcendo, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

transcender (Portuguese): to transcend

Definitions

  1. to transcend

Ancestry of “transcender”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintranscendoI climb, pass, cross or step over; I overstep,...
2Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin transcendo →