Where does “semitransept” come from?
semitransept (English) comes from English transept, from French transept, from New Latin transeptum, from Latin saeptum, from Latin saeptus, from Latin saepio, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ip- — to cram, fence.
semitransept (English): One half of a transept
Definitions
- One half of a transept
Ancestry of “semitransept”, step by step
semitransept traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transept
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transept | The transversal part of a church, which crosses... |
| 2 | French | transept | transept |
| 3 | New Latin | transeptum | — |
| 4 | Latin | saeptum | an enclosed place; enclosure, fold; a fence,... |
| 5 | Latin | saeptus | surrounded, enclosed, having been fenced in;... |
| 6 | Latin | saepio | I surround, enclose, fence in; I envelop, wrap; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂ip- | to cram, fence |