Where does “sept-” come from?

sept- (English) comes from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

sept- (English): Seven

Definitions

  1. Seven

Ancestry of “sept-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSeptemseven; 7
2Proto-Italicseptemseven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “sept-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic septem →Every word from Latin Septem →
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