− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French transgresser, from [[Latin]] transgressus, past participle of transgredi to step beyond or across, from trans- + gradi to step | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French transgresser, from [[Latin]] transgressus, past participle of transgredi to step beyond or across, from trans- + gradi to step |