Transilvania.
Transylvania (a historical region in western Romania)
Meaning & usage
Transylvania (a historical region in western Romania)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin Transsilvania, on the basis of the preposition trans (“across”) + silvam, the accusative singular of silva (“forest”). Meaning "across the forest". Itself a calque of Hungarian Erdély, from erdő (“forest”) + elü (“region beyond”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.