Where does “Septimus” come from?

Septimus comes from Latin septimus, the ordinal form of Latin septem (seven), derived from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ with the ordinal suffix -ós.

Ancestry of “Septimus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseptimusseventh
2LatinSeptemseven; 7
3Proto-Italicseptemseven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥
Septimus — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer