Where does “September” come from?

September (Ewe) comes from German September, from Middle High German september, from Latin september, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

September (Ewe): September

Definitions

  1. September

Ancestry of “September”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSeptemberSeptember
2Middle High GermanseptemberSeptember
3Latinseptemberof September
4LatinSeptemseven; 7
5Proto-Italicseptemseven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic septem →Every word from Latin Septem →