Transylvania

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Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.
    Proto-Italic *trānts
    Medieval Latin trāns
    Medieval Latin trans-
    Medieval Latin silva
    Proto-Indo-European *-nós
    Proto-Italic *-nos
    Medieval Latin -nus
    Medieval Latin silvānus
    Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)der.
    Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)?
    Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-iă)
    Ancient Greek -εια (-eia)der.
    Medieval Latin -ia
    Old Hungarian erdő
    Old Hungarian elü
    Old Hungarian Erdeuelu
    Medieval Latin Trānsylvānialbor.
    English Transylvania

    Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Trānsylvānia, alternative spelling of Trānssilvānia, from trāns (“across”) +‎ silvānus (“forest”, relational adjective) +‎ -ia (abstract noun suffix), i.e. “region across the forest”, a calque of Hungarian Erdély, from erdő (“forest”) +‎ elü (“region beyond”). By surface analysis, trans- +‎ sylvan +‎ -ia.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tɹænsəlˈveɪni.ə/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -eɪniə

    Proper noun

    Transylvania

    2. A historical region in western Romania.

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