Where does “setè” come from?

setè (Catalan) comes from Catalan set, from Latin sitis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- — to decline; to perish.

setè (Catalan): seventh

Definitions

  1. seventh

Ancestry of “setè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansetseven; thirst
2Latinsitisthirst; second-person plural present active...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰítisdecay; destruction; perishing, destruction,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰey-to decline; to perish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰítis →Every word from Latin sitis →
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