Where does “transept” come from?
transept (French) comes from New Latin transeptum, from Latin saeptum, from Latin saeptus, from Latin saepio, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ip- — to cram, fence.
transept (French): transept
Definitions
- transept
Ancestry of “transept”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | transeptum | — |
| 2 | Latin | saeptum | an enclosed place; enclosure, fold; a fence,... |
| 3 | Latin | saeptus | surrounded, enclosed, having been fenced in;... |
| 4 | Latin | saepio | I surround, enclose, fence in; I envelop, wrap; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂ip- | to cram, fence |