Where does “septemvir” come from?

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

septemvir (English): A member of a septemvirate; one of seven people...

Definitions

  1. A member of a septemvirate; one of seven people...

Ancestry of “septemvir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinseptemvirseptemvir
2Latinseptemseven; 7
3Proto-Italicseptemseven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic septem →Every word from Latin septem →