Where does “semana” come from?

semana (Franco-Provençal) comes from Late Latin septimana, from Latin septimānus, from Latin septimus, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

semana (Franco-Provençal): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “semana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinseptimanaweek
2Latinseptimānusof or pertaining to the seventh in a series
3Latinseptimusseventh
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 →