septum
Meaninga fence
Common meaning: a dividing wall in the body
- septa hedge, fenceLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1614 · scan
- umLatin neuter ending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin saepēs ‘a hedge, fence’.
Roots
- saepēs, -is Latin “a hedge, fence”
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