Where does “transept” come from?
Transept comes from French transept, from Latin transeptum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- meaning to cross or traverse.
transept (English): The transversal part of a church, which crosses...
Definitions
- The transversal part of a church, which crosses...
Ancestry of “transept”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | transept | transept |
| 2 | New Latin | transeptum | — |
| 3 | Latin | saeptum | an enclosed place; enclosure, fold; a fence,... |
| 4 | Latin | saeptus | surrounded, enclosed, having been fenced in;... |
| 5 | Latin | saepio | I surround, enclose, fence in; I envelop, wrap; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂ip- | to cram, fence |
Words derived from “transept”