Where does “Transsilvanie” come from?
Transsilvanie (French) comes from Middle French Transsilvanie, from Latin Trānssilvānia, from Latin Silvānus, from Latin silva, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.
Ancestry of “Transsilvanie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Transsilvanie | — |
| 2 | Latin | Trānssilvānia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Silvānus | — |
| 4 | Latin | silva | wood, forest; orchard, grove |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |