Where does “semaine” come from?

semaine (French) comes from Middle French sepmaine, from Old French semaine, from Latin septimāna, from Latin septimānus, from Latin septimus, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

semaine (French): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “semaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsepmaineweek
2Old Frenchsemaineweek
3Latinseptimānaweek
4Latinseptimānusof or pertaining to the seventh in a series
5Latinseptimusseventh
6LatinSeptemseven; 7
7Proto-Italicseptemseven
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

Words derived from “semaine”

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