Where does “Transylvania” come from?
Transylvania derives from Latin Trānsilvānia, composed of trāns- (across) and silvānia (woodlands), from Latin silva (forest), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- (to cross over).
Ancestry of “Transylvania”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | Transsilvania | — |