Etymology

Transylvanian

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Today it means: From, or pertaining to, Transylvania or its people. Full definition →

English Transylvania ← Medieval Latin Trānsylvānia ← Hungarian Erdeuelu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sel-der.?
  9. Latinsilva
  10. Latinsilvānus
  11. HungarianErdeuelu
  12. Medieval LatinTrānsylvānia
  13. EnglishTransylvania
  14. English todayTransylvanian

From Transylvania + -an.

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