Where does “semanal” come from?

semanal (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish semanal, from Spanish semana, from Old Spanish semana, from Latin septimāna, from Latin septimānus, from Latin septimus, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem — seven.

Ancestry of “semanal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsemanalweekly
2Spanishsemanaweek
3Old Spanishsemana
4Latinseptimānaweek
5Latinseptimānusof or pertaining to the seventh in a series
6Latinseptimusseventh
7LatinSeptemseven; 7
8Proto-Italicseptemseven
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥Every word from Proto-Italic septemEvery word from Latin Septem