Where does “transept” come from?

transept (Romanian) comes from French transept, from New Latin transeptum, from Latin saeptum, from Latin saeptus, from Latin saepio, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ip- — to cram, fence.

transept (Romanian): transept

Definitions

  1. transept

Ancestry of “transept”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtransepttransept
2New Latintranseptum—
3Latinsaeptuman enclosed place; enclosure, fold; a fence,...
4Latinsaeptussurrounded, enclosed, having been fenced in;...
5LatinsaepioI surround, enclose, fence in; I envelop, wrap; I...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂ip-to cram, fence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂ip- →Every word from Latin saepio →Every word from Latin saeptus →