Where does “septentrión” come from?

septentrión (Asturian) comes from Latin septentriō, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

septentrión (Asturian): north

Definitions

  1. north

Ancestry of “septentrión”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinseptentriōUrsa Major, Charles' Wain, the Big Dipper
2LatinSeptemseven; 7
3Proto-Italicseptemseven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic septem →Every word from Latin Septem →