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adj
From, or pertaining to, Transylvania or its people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
An inhabitant or a resident of Transylvania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans- Proto-Indo-European *sel-der.? Latin silva Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin silvānus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia ▲ Hungarian Erdeuelucalq. Medieval Latin Trānsylvānialbor. English Transylvania ▲ Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Transylvanian From Transylvania + -an.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
