Where does “semajnotago” come from?
semajnotago (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto semajno, from French semaine, from Middle French sepmaine, from Old French semaine, from Latin septimāna, from Latin septimānus, from Latin septimus, from Latin Septem — seven.
semajnotago (Esperanto): weekday
Definitions
- weekday
Ancestry of “semajnotago”, step by step
semajnotago traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto semajno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | semajno | week |
| 2 | French | semaine | week |
| 3 | Middle French | sepmaine | week |
| 4 | Old French | semaine | week |
| 5 | Latin | septimāna | week |
| 6 | Latin | septimānus | of or pertaining to the seventh in a series |
| 7 | Latin | septimus | seventh |
| 8 | Latin | Septem | seven; 7 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | septem | seven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | septḿ̥ | seven |