Where does “sept” come from?

sept (French) comes from Middle French sept, from Old French set, from Latin Septem, from Proto-Italic septem, from Proto-Indo-European septḿ̥ — seven.

sept (French): seven

Definitions

seven

Ancestry of “sept”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	sept	seven
2	Old French	set	seven; third-person singular present indicative...
3	Latin	Septem	seven; 7
4	Proto-Italic	septem	seven
5	Proto-Indo-European	septḿ̥	seven

Words derived from “sept”

set
septième
set
sèt
sèt
nonante-sept
septain
sèt
sèt
7e
septièmement

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