Etymology of the English word transitive
the English word
transitivederived from the Late Latin word
transitivusderived from the Latin word
transitus (passage; crossing)
derived from the Late Latin word
transire (go over, cross)
derived from the Latin word
ire (to go; go, walk; march)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ei-using the Latin prefix
trans-derived from the Latin word
trans (beyond, across)
Date
The earliest known usage of transitive in English dates from the 16th century.
Cognates
Dutch
transitief, French
transitif, German
transitiv, Norwegian
transitiv, Swedish
transitivUsage
Word found in Modern English
