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Where does “saeptum” come from?

saeptum (Latin) comes from Latin saeptus, from Latin saepio, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ip- — to cram, fence.

saeptum (Latin): an enclosed place; enclosure, fold; a fence,...

Definitions

  1. an enclosed place; enclosure, fold; a fence,...

Ancestry of “saeptum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaeptussurrounded, enclosed, having been fenced in;...
2LatinsaepioI surround, enclose, fence in; I envelop, wrap; I...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂ip-to cram, fence

Words derived from “saeptum”

  • septum
  • transept
  • septa
  • septin
  • septectomy
  • septicidal
  • septarium
  • pseudoseptum
  • septumless
  • septiform
  • septicidally
  • septifragal
  • septulum
  • septiferous
  • interseptum
  • subsepta
  • posteroseptum
  • sarcoseptum
  • semitransept
  • septulate
  • distoseptum
  • septifragally
  • septa
  • septum
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