Where does “semåna” come from?

semåna (Chamorro) comes from Spanish semana, from Old Spanish semana, from Latin septimāna, from Latin septimānus, from Latin septimus, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

semåna (Chamorro): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “semåna”, step by step

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